8-Letter Words Matching _A___Y__

There are 27 8-letter words that match _A___Y__. 14 are common words, such as CATALYST and CATALYZE. A rarer one is PARONYMS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

catalystcatalyzegargoylenaysayerparalyseparalyzeparlayedparleyedparoxysmsashayedtaxpayerwalleyed
catalystcatalyzegargoylenaysayerparalyseparalyzeparlayedparleyedparoxysmsashayedtaxpayerwalleyedwalleyeswaylayerdatatypecacodylskaffiyehlangsyneparonymyvaritypebashlykscalotypecarboyedhawkeyedlackeyedparleyerparonyms

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Words
27 (14 common words)
Common example
catalyst
Rare example
paronyms
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (21)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a___y__ are there?

27. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATALYST is among the common words in this set.