9-Letter Words Matching ______L_Y

There are 159 9-letter words that match ______L_Y. 104 are common words, such as ABYSMALLY and ADMIRALTY. A rarer one is TOILFULLY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (144 words). 143 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 159

Common words

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Words
159 (104 common words)
Common example
abysmally
Rare example
toilfully
Doubled letters
143
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (144)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ______l_y are there?

159. 104 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABYSMALLY is among the common words in this set.