8-Letter Words Matching _A__Y___

There are 67 8-letter words that match _A__Y___. 31 are common words, such as BACKYARD and BALLYHOO. A rarer one is WALKYRIE. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 67

Common words

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Words
67 (31 common words)
Common example
backyard
Rare example
walkyrie
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
N (40)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a__y___ are there?

67. 31 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKYARD is among the common words in this set.