6-Letter Words Matching _C___Y

There are 18 6-letter words that match _C___Y. 11 are common words, such as ACIDLY and ACUITY. A rarer one is SCHIZY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

acidlyacuityoccupyscabbyscantyscrewyscummyscurfyscurryscurvyscuzzyocheryscattyechoeyickilyscareyscarryschizy

About this list

Words
18 (11 common words)
Common example
acidly
Rare example
schizy
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _c___y are there?

18. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACIDLY is among the common words in this set.