8-Letter Words Matching _L_Y____

There are 33 8-letter words that match _L_Y____. 16 are common words, such as CLAYIEST and PLAYABLE. A rarer one is PLAYWEAR. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

clayiestplayableplayactsplaybackplaybillplaybookplayboysplaygirlplaygoerplaylistplaymateplayoffs
clayiestplayableplayactsplaybackplaybillplaybookplayboysplaygirlplaygoerplaylistplaymateplayoffsplaypensplayroomplaytimeslayingsclaybankclaymoreplayingsplayletsplaysuitalkylateclaylikeclaypansclaywaregleyingsplaydateplaydaysplaydownplaylandplaylessplaylikeplaywear

About this list

Words
33 (16 common words)
Common example
clayiest
Rare example
playwear
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
A (32)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _l_y____ are there?

33. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLAYIEST is among the common words in this set.