8-Letter Words Matching A___Y___

There are 29 8-letter words that match A___Y___. 19 are common words, such as ACOLYTES and ALLAYING. A rarer one is ARRAYERS. 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 29

Common words

acolytesallayingalleywayalloyinganalysedanalysesanalysisanalystsanalyticanalyzedanalyzeranalyzes
acolytesallayingalleywayalloyinganalysedanalysesanalysisanalystsanalyticanalyzedanalyzeranalyzesannoyinganodynesapplyingarrayingasphyxiaassayersassayingacetylicalcaydesallayersamboynasanalyserannoyersanodynicanolytesarrayalsarrayers

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Words
29 (19 common words)
Common example
acolytes
Rare example
arrayers
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
14

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a___y___ are there?

29. 19 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACOLYTES is among the common words in this set.