8-Letter Words Matching __N___Y_

There are 12 8-letter words that match __N___Y_. 3 are common words, such as GANGWAYS and LONGWAYS. A rarer one is WINDWAYS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

gangwayslongwaysrunawaysfentanylgunplayslinkboysbendwayscinnamyllanewayslangleysnonplayswindways

About this list

Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
gangways
Rare example
windways
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __n___y_ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GANGWAYS is among the common words in this set.