9-Letter Words Matching ____Y__G_

There are 12 9-letter words that match ____Y__G_. 6 are common words, such as DAIRYINGS and LALLYGAGS. A rarer one is RALLYINGS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

dairyingslallygagslollygagsmealybugsmoneybagspollywogsworryingsballyragsbullyragsgollywogsgunnybagsrallyings

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
dairyings
Rare example
rallyings
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____y__g_ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DAIRYINGS is among the common words in this set.