8-Letter Words Matching ____AY__

There are 30 8-letter words that match ____AY__. 15 are common words, such as BETRAYAL and BETRAYED. A rarer one is YEASAYER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

betrayalbetrayedbetrayerdefrayaldefrayeddismayedhoorayedhurrayednaysayerparlayedreplayedsashayed
betrayalbetrayedbetrayerdefrayaldefrayeddismayedhoorayedhurrayednaysayerparlayedreplayedsashayedtaxpayerunswayedwaylayerbewrayedunplayedaffrayedaffrayeratalayasbendayedbewrayerbuckayrodefrayerestrayedlechayimmislayersubwayedunstayedyeasayer

About this list

Words
30 (15 common words)
Common example
betrayal
Rare example
yeasayer
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (28)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ay__ are there?

30. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BETRAYAL is among the common words in this set.