9-Letter Words Matching ____E__Y_

There are 13 9-letter words that match ____E__Y_. 3 are common words, such as CAUSEWAYS and DRIVEWAYS. A rarer one is WASTEWAYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

causewaysdrivewayshouseboyscyclewaysgoldeneyeaislewayscablewaysgingeleysguidewayshogmenaysroutewaysslidewayswasteways

About this list

Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
causeways
Rare example
wasteways
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____e__y_ are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAUSEWAYS is among the common words in this set.