9-Letter Words Matching _A_Y_____

There are 34 9-letter words that match _A_Y_____. 10 are common words, such as BABYHOODS and CARYATIDS. A rarer one is VARYINGLY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 34

Common words

babyhoodscaryatidseasygoinglabyrinthladybirdsladylovesladyshipslaryngeallazybonespapyrusesbarytonescalyptras
babyhoodscaryatidseasygoinglabyrinthladybirdsladylovesladyshipslaryngeallazybonespapyrusesbarytonescalyptrascanyoningcapybarascaryopsescaryopsiskaryogamykaryosomekaryotypemanypliescalyculuscalypsoescalypterscaryotinsganymedeskalyptraskaryologykaryotinsladyhoodsladypalmslaryngalslawyeringmaryjanesvaryingly

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Words
34 (10 common words)
Common example
babyhoods
Rare example
varyingly
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
24
Most frequent letter
S (26)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a_y_____ are there?

34. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BABYHOODS is among the common words in this set.