8-Letter Words Matching ____Y_R_

There are 39 8-letter words that match ____Y_R_. 12 are common words, such as ASSAYERS and BACKYARD. A rarer one is WILLYART. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 39

Common words

assayersbackyardbarnyarddelayersdockyarddooryardessayersfarmyardjunkyardshipyardsprayersvineyard
assayersbackyardbarnyarddelayersdockyarddooryardessayersfarmyardjunkyardshipyardsprayersvineyardboatyardboneyardenjoyersforeyardkailyardkaleyardtiltyardallayersannoyersarrayersbilayerscaloyerscoalyarddecayersdecoyersdeeryardforayershaulyardinlayerslobbyersmoneyerspartyersstrayersstroyerstutoyerswillyardwillyart

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Words
39 (12 common words)
Common example
assayers
Rare example
willyart
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
A (33)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____y_r_ are there?

39. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASSAYERS is among the common words in this set.