7-Letter Words Matching ____O_Y

There are 86 7-letter words that match ____O_Y. 41 are common words, such as ALIMONY and AMATORY. A rarer one is UNSHOWY. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (34 words). 21 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 86

Common words

alimonyamatoryanalogyanatomyanchovyanybodyapologybalconybillowybiologycarrotychicory
alimonyamatoryanalogyanatomyanchovyanybodyapologybalconybillowybiologycarrotychicorycottonycursorycustodyecologyeconomyentropyeuphonyfactorygeologyharmonyhickoryhistoryleprosymaggotymuttonyoratorypilloryprosodyrectorysensoryshadowytallowytrilogyufologyurologyvictorywillowyyellowyzoologycomponycorrodyduopolyelusoryenologyepibolyflavoryhydroxyhymnodyisonomyisotopymeadowymiscopymyologyneologyotologypillowysignorysuccorytripodyzootomyanagogybionomybuttonyciphonyeuryokyfaggotyfurrowyintrofyisogonykolhozykolkozymarrowymethoxynonbodyorologyparrotyphenoxyribbonysallowystenokysuasorysyntonytrisomyunshowy

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Words
86 (41 common words)
Common example
alimony
Rare example
unshowy
Doubled letters
21
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (34)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____o_y are there?

86. 41 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALIMONY is among the common words in this set.