10-Letter Words Matching D___Y_____

There are 18 10-letter words that match D___Y_____. 5 are common words, such as DAIRYMAIDS and DAIRYWOMAN. A rarer one is DIZZYINGLY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

dairymaidsdairywomandairywomendillydallydonnybrookdecryptiondecryptingdickybirdsdiphyllousdiphyodontdithyrambsdandyishlydialysatesdialyzabledialyzatesdictyosomediphyleticdizzyingly

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
dairymaids
Rare example
dizzyingly
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching d___y_____ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DAIRYMAIDS is among the common words in this set.