10-Letter Words Matching __L_Y_____

There are 12 10-letter words that match __L_Y_____. 8 are common words, such as BALLYHOOED and BELLYACHED. A rarer one is BILLYCOCKS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

ballyhooedbellyachedbellyachesdillydallyhollyhocksjellybeansjellyrollstallyhoingbellybandscollyriumsbellyacherbillycocks

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
ballyhooed
Rare example
billycocks
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
L (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __l_y_____ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLYHOOED is among the common words in this set.