9-Letter Words Matching _L___Y___

There are 12 9-letter words that match _L___Y___. 4 are common words, such as BLOODYING and CLERGYMAN. A rarer one is SLURRYING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

bloodyingclergymanclergymenflurryingaldehydesclepsydraflunkyismaldehydicallotypesallotypicoldstylesslurrying

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
bloodying
Rare example
slurrying
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (7)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _l___y___ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLOODYING is among the common words in this set.