8-Letter Words Matching __A___Y_

There are 17 8-letter words that match __A___Y_. 7 are common words, such as BLARNEYS and CHANTEYS. A rarer one is TRAWLEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

blarneyschanteysheadwayshearsaysplayboysroadwaysstandbysflatwaysgramaryetramwaysbiacetylcharleyscharpoysdiacetylplaydaysshanteystrawleys

About this list

Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
blarneys
Rare example
trawleys
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __a___y_ are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLARNEYS is among the common words in this set.