8-Letter Words Matching ___R__Y_

There are 17 8-letter words that match ___R__Y_. 11 are common words, such as BLARNEYS and DOORWAYS. A rarer one is SPURREYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

blarneysdoorwaysfairwayshearsaysjourneysoverbuysoverjoysoverlaysoverpayspoorboystourneyshydroxylnitrosylretronymcharleyscharpoysspurreys

About this list

Words
17 (11 common words)
Common example
blarneys
Rare example
spurreys
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___r__y_ are there?

17. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLARNEYS is among the common words in this set.