9-Letter Words Matching __L_Y____

There are 31 9-letter words that match __L_Y____. 16 are common words, such as ALLEYWAYS and BALLYHOOS. A rarer one is WILLYWAWS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 31

Common words

alleywaysballyhoosbellyachebellyfulshollyhockjellybeanjellyfishjellylikejellyrolllallygagslollygagslollypops
alleywaysballyhoosbellyachebellyfulshollyhockjellybeanjellyfishjellylikejellyrolllallygagslollygagslollypopspollywogssplayfeetsplayfoottallyhoedballyragsbellybandbillycansbillycockbullyboysbullyragscollyriumtiltyardsgollywogskaleyardsrallyingsrallyistsvalkyrieswalkyrieswillywaws

About this list

Words
31 (16 common words)
Common example
alleyways
Rare example
willywaws
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
L (25)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __l_y____ are there?

31. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEYWAYS is among the common words in this set.