9-Letter Words Matching ____S__Y_

There are 12 9-letter words that match ____S__Y_. 4 are common words, such as CROSSWAYS and DOOMSDAYS. A rarer one is MISASSAYS. 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

crosswaysdoomsdaysmainstaysoverstaysbackstaysforestaysbioassaysdomesdaysheadstayshomestaysjackstaysmisassays

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
crossways
Rare example
misassays
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____s__y_ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CROSSWAYS is among the common words in this set.