7-Letter Words Matching ___O_Y_

There are 17 7-letter words that match ___O_Y_. 4 are common words, such as ACRONYM and ANTONYM. A rarer one is THIONYL. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

acronymantonymhomonymsynonymallonymathodydcacodylchromylindoxylmeronymmetonymparonymtoponymbenomyldicotylethoxylthionyl

About this list

Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
acronym
Rare example
thionyl
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
N (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___o_y_ are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRONYM is among the common words in this set.