8-Letter Words Matching _A_____Y

There are 228 8-letter words that match _A_____Y. 112 are common words, such as BALLADRY and BANALITY. A rarer one is WAXBERRY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (141 words). 51 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 228

Common words

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About this list

Words
228 (112 common words)
Common example
balladry
Rare example
waxberry
Doubled letters
51
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (141)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a_____y are there?

228. 112 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLADRY is among the common words in this set.