8-Letter Words Matching ____A__Y

There are 222 8-letter words that match ____A__Y. 102 are common words, such as ACTUALLY and ADORABLY. A rarer one is WELLAWAY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (160 words). 100 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 222

Common words

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About this list

Words
222 (102 common words)
Common example
actually
Rare example
wellaway
Doubled letters
100
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (160)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____a__y are there?

222. 102 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTUALLY is among the common words in this set.