9-Letter Words Matching A___Y____

There are 22 9-letter words that match A___Y____. 11 are common words, such as ACETYLENE and ALLEYWAYS. A rarer one is ASPHYXIES. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

acetylenealleywaysamaryllisanalysandanalysinganalyzersanalyzingannoyanceanonymityanonymousasphyxiasacetylateacetylidealicyclicamblyopiaanalyticsanchyloseassayablealchymiesamblyopicanalysersasphyxies

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Words
22 (11 common words)
Common example
acetylene
Rare example
asphyxies
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
L (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching a___y____ are there?

22. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACETYLENE is among the common words in this set.