9-Letter Words Matching _A_____Y_

There are 23 9-letter words that match _A_____Y_. 10 are common words, such as CASTAWAYS and CAUSEWAYS. A rarer one is WASTEWAYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

castawayscausewayshatchwaysjambalayalatchkeysmainstaysmalarkeyspaperboyswalkawayswaterwaystakeawaysbackstaysgarganeyscablewaysfadeawaysfallawaysjackstaysmaccaboysmaccoboysmangabeyspaduasoystabooleyswasteways

About this list

Words
23 (10 common words)
Common example
castaways
Rare example
wasteways
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
S (22)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a_____y_ are there?

23. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CASTAWAYS is among the common words in this set.