8-Letter Words Matching ___E___Y

There are 143 8-letter words that match ___E___Y. 84 are common words, such as ABJECTLY and ABSENTLY. A rarer one is WATERILY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (85 words). 25 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 143

Common words

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About this list

Words
143 (84 common words)
Common example
abjectly
Rare example
waterily
Doubled letters
25
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (85)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___e___y are there?

143. 84 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABJECTLY is among the common words in this set.