8-Letter Words With A and Y

There are 1770 8-letter words that use both A and Y. 757 are common words, such as ABEYANCE and ABJECTLY. A rarer one is ZYZZYVAS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (898 words). 330 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 1,770

Common words

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Words
1770 (757 common words)
Common example
abeyance
Rare example
zyzzyvas
Doubled letters
330
Ending in S
352
Most frequent letter
L (898)

Questions

How many 8-letter words with a and y are there?

1770. 757 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABEYANCE is among the common words in this set.