8-Letter Words Matching F_____Y_

There are 13 8-letter words that match F_____Y_. 4 are common words, such as FAIRWAYS and FLUNKEYS. A rarer one is FOREBAYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

fairwaysflunkeysfolkwaysfreewaysfentanylflatwaysfaradaysfishwaysflyawaysfoodwaysfootboysfootwaysforebays

About this list

Words
13 (4 common words)
Common example
fairways
Rare example
forebays
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching f_____y_ are there?

13. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FAIRWAYS is among the common words in this set.