11-Letter Words Matching ____Y__O___

There are 17 11-letter words that match ____Y__O___. 8 are common words, such as BALLYHOOING and DONNYBROOKS. A rarer one is PUSSYFOOTER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

ballyhooingdonnybrookshoneymoonedhoneymoonerpussyfootedsplayfootedterryclothsvichyssoiseembryologicentryphonesepicycloidsgillyfloweroxyhydrogendictyosomesmethyldopasnonsymbolicpussyfooter

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Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
ballyhooing
Rare example
pussyfooter
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ____y__o___ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLYHOOING is among the common words in this set.