8-Letter Words Matching T_____Y_

There are 15 8-letter words that match T_____Y_. 7 are common words, such as TALLBOYS and THRUWAYS. A rarer one is TRIETHYL. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

tallboysthruwaystidewaystollwaystourneystrolleysturnkeystatouaystautonymtaxiwaystramwaystigereyetowawaystrawleystriethyl

About this list

Words
15 (7 common words)
Common example
tallboys
Rare example
triethyl
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching t_____y_ are there?

15. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

TALLBOYS is among the common words in this set.