5-Letter Words Matching D___Y

There are 72 5-letter words that match D___Y. 47 are common words, such as DADDY and DAFFY. A rarer one is DYKEY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 22 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 72

Common words

daddydaffydailydairydaisydallydandydearydecaydecoydecrydeify
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Words
72 (47 common words)
Common example
daddy
Rare example
dykey
Doubled letters
22
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (24)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching d___y are there?

72. 47 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DADDY is among the common words in this set.