8-Letter Words Matching __E_Y___

There are 16 8-letter words that match __E_Y___. 3 are common words, such as EVERYDAY and EVERYONE. A rarer one is TEENYBOP. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

everydayeveryonequeryingchevyingeverymaneverywayacetyliccresylicdeeryardeverymenphenylicpretypedpretypespterygiapterylaeteenybop

About this list

Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
everyday
Rare example
teenybop
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
R (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __e_y___ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EVERYDAY is among the common words in this set.