9-Letter Words Matching ____Y_A__

There are 33 9-letter words that match ____Y_A__. 13 are common words, such as ALLEYWAYS and ANALYSAND. A rarer one is WILLYWAWS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

alleywaysanalysandbuckyballdairymaidentrywaysfairylandgunnysacklallygagslollygagsmoneybagspiggybackpussycats
alleywaysanalysandbuckyballdairymaidentrywaysfairylandgunnysacklallygagslollygagsmoneybagspiggybackpussycatsworrywartacetylateballyragsbellybandbillycansbullyragsdithyrambfairytalejerrycanscarrybackdialysatedialyzateecthymatagunnybagsmethylalsmethylasemethylatepattypanspropylaeareadymadewillywaws

About this list

Words
33 (13 common words)
Common example
alleyways
Rare example
willywaws
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
L (19)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____y_a__ are there?

33. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEYWAYS is among the common words in this set.