9-Letter Words Matching ____YA___

There are 30 9-letter words that match ____YA___. 15 are common words, such as ANNOYANCE and BACKYARDS. A rarer one is UNSAYABLE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

annoyancebackyardsbarnyardsbellyachecarryallsdockyardsdooryardsenjoyableenjoyablyfarmyardsjunkyardsrepayable
annoyancebackyardsbarnyardsbellyachecarryallsdockyardsdooryardsenjoyableenjoyablyfarmyardsjunkyardsrepayableshipyardssukiyakisvineyardsassayableboatyardsteriyakistiltyardsboneyardscoalyardsdeeryardsforeyardshaulyardskailyardskaleyardssannyasinsannyasisunflyableunsayable

About this list

Words
30 (15 common words)
Common example
annoyance
Rare example
unsayable
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
S (24)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____ya___ are there?

30. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANNOYANCE is among the common words in this set.