10-Letter Words Containing XY

There are 23 10-letter words that contain XY. 5 are common words, such as HETERODOXY and OXYGENATED. A rarer one is XYLOTOMIES. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

heterodoxyoxygenatedoxygenatesparoxysmalxylophonesmetagalaxyoxycephalyoxymoronicphyllotaxyprotoxylemxylographyxylotomouscarboxylichydroxylicmetaxylemsoxygenatoroxygenlessoxyuriasesoxyuriasispyroxylinstrihydroxyxylographsxylotomies

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Words
23 (5 common words)
Common example
heterodoxy
Rare example
xylotomies
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
O (21)

Questions

How many 10-letter words containing xy are there?

23. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HETERODOXY is among the common words in this set.