8-Letter Words Matching __I___Y_

There are 19 8-letter words that match __I___Y_. 8 are common words, such as CHIMNEYS and FAIRWAYS. A rarer one is WHIPRAYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

chimneysfairwaysgainsayspaisleysrailwaysslipwayswhimseyswhiskeysepicalyxepicotylshipwaysspinneyschimleysshinneysskidwaysswingbysswinneystriethylwhiprays

About this list

Words
19 (8 common words)
Common example
chimneys
Rare example
whiprays
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __i___y_ are there?

19. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHIMNEYS is among the common words in this set.