8-Letter Words Matching ____Y_A_

There are 34 8-letter words that match ____Y_A_. 12 are common words, such as ALLEYWAY and BOGEYMAN. A rarer one is ZYZZYVAS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 34

Common words

alleywaybogeymandairymanentrywayeverydayferrymanfunnymanhandymanlallygaglollygagmoneybagpussycat
alleywaybogeymandairymanentrywayeverydayferrymanfunnymanhandymanlallygaglollygagmoneybagpussycatballyragbillycanbullyragcondylareverymaneverywayjerrycankittycatlacrymalmethylalpandybattallymanamboynasboogymandiptycasgunnybagmoneymanpalmyraspattypanpterylaewillywawzyzzyvas

About this list

Words
34 (12 common words)
Common example
alleyway
Rare example
zyzzyvas
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
N (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____y_a_ are there?

34. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEYWAY is among the common words in this set.