7-Letter Words Matching ___D__Y

There are 56 7-letter words that match ___D__Y. 34 are common words, such as ACADEMY and ACIDIFY. A rarer one is WINDWAY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 56

Common words

academyacidifyacidityaridityaviditybawdilybinderycrudelycruditydandifydowdilygaudily
academyacidifyacidityaridityaviditybawdilybinderycrudelycruditydandifydowdilygaudilygeodesygiddilyhandilyhardilyheadilyheadwaymoodilymuddilypowderyprodigypruderyreadilyroadwayrowdilyshadilyshadowysnidelyspiderytardilytwiddlywindilywordilycinderydodderygauderygradelymeadowymildewyruddilysandflyseedilyskidwaybeadilydandilydiddleyfeodaryfeudaryneedilyreedifyreedilyshadflytinderyweedilywindway

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Words
56 (34 common words)
Common example
academy
Rare example
windway
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (40)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___d__y are there?

56. 34 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACADEMY is among the common words in this set.