9-Letter Words Matching _____L_Y_

There are 16 9-letter words that match _____L_Y_. 9 are common words, such as DOWNPLAYS and FOREPLAYS. A rarer one is TOMALLEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

downplaysforeplaysjambalayaoverplaysredeploysreemploysteleplaysunderlayswordplayschimbleyscoemploysfireclaysgingeleysinterlaystabooleystomalleys

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
downplays
Rare example
tomalleys
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____l_y_ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNPLAYS is among the common words in this set.