9-Letter Words Matching _A____Y__

There are 28 9-letter words that match _A____Y__. 5 are common words, such as CATACLYSM and GAINSAYER. A rarer one is WATCHEYES. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

cataclysmgainsayerhackneyedhairdryerhairstylecalisayascarbonylscataphyllcattleyashalophytehamadryadkaryotype
cataclysmgainsayerhackneyedhairdryerhairstylecalisayascarbonylscataphyllcattleyashalophytehamadryadkaryotypemanslayerratepayertachylytecarbamylscarbarylscarboxylsdahabiyasgalabiyashaplotypelacqueyedmacrocytenaphthylsparsleyedtautonymstautonymywatcheyes

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Words
28 (5 common words)
Common example
cataclysm
Rare example
watcheyes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
L (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a____y__ are there?

28. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATACLYSM is among the common words in this set.