9-Letter Words Matching __A_Y____

There are 24 9-letter words that match __A_Y____. 9 are common words, such as AMARYLLIS and ANALYSAND. A rarer one is SPAGYRICS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

amaryllisanalysandanalysinganalyzersanalyzingmealybugspharyngespharynxestoadyismsanalyticsboatyardschalybitecrazyweeddialyzingplatyfishanalyserscoalyardsdialysatedialysersdialysingdialyzatedialyzersreadymadespagyrics

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Words
24 (9 common words)
Common example
amaryllis
Rare example
spagyrics
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __a_y____ are there?

24. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMARYLLIS is among the common words in this set.