8-Letter Words Matching ____L_Y_

There are 20 8-letter words that match ____L_Y_. 9 are common words, such as AIRPLAYS and COSPLAYS. A rarer one is VIRELAYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

airplayscosplaysdisplaysmisplaysoutplaysoverlayspaisleysparsleystrolleyscattleyagunplayssaveloyscharleyschimleysdiddleyslangleysnonplayspussleystrawleysvirelays

About this list

Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
airplays
Rare example
virelays
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____l_y_ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRPLAYS is among the common words in this set.