8-Letter Words Matching L_Y_____

There are 12 8-letter words that match L_Y_____. 10 are common words, such as LAYAWAYS and LAYERING. A rarer one is LAYERAGE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

layawayslayeringlayetteslayoverslaywomanlaywomenloyalestloyalismloyalistloyallerlayaboutlayerage

About this list

Words
12 (10 common words)
Common example
layaways
Rare example
layerage
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching l_y_____ are there?

12. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LAYAWAYS is among the common words in this set.