8-Letter Words Matching A____Y__

There are 27 8-letter words that match A____Y__. 4 are common words, such as ACRONYMS and AMETHYST. A rarer one is AUTOTYPY. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

acronymsamethystaneurysmantonymsaerodynealdehydeanaglyphantetypeantitypeantonymyapophygeathodyds
acronymsamethystaneurysmantonymsaerodynealdehydeanaglyphantetypeantitypeantonymyapophygeathodydsautotypeaffrayedaffrayerallonymsallotypeallotypyandesyteantipyicatalayasatemoyasautodyneautogyroautolyseautolyzeautotypy

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Words
27 (4 common words)
Common example
acronyms
Rare example
autotypy
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
T (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a____y__ are there?

27. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRONYMS is among the common words in this set.