9-Letter Words Matching __H_____Y

There are 18 9-letter words that match __H_____Y. 12 are common words, such as ASHAMEDLY and COHERENCY. A rarer one is UNHANDILY. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

ashamedlycoherencyethicallyethnicityethnologyinhumanlyschmaltzyscholarlyschoolboyunhappilyunhealthyvehemencyethnogenyichnologyinherencyophiologyinharmonyunhandily

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Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
ashamedly
Rare example
unhandily
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __h_____y are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASHAMEDLY is among the common words in this set.