9-Letter Words Matching __A__Y___

There are 19 9-letter words that match __A__Y___. 3 are common words, such as BRANDYING and GRAVEYARD. A rarer one is YEASAYERS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

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Words
19 (3 common words)
Common example
brandying
Rare example
yeasayers
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
N (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __a__y___ are there?

19. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRANDYING is among the common words in this set.