7-Letter Words Matching D___Y__

There are 14 7-letter words that match D___Y__. 6 are common words, such as DACTYLS and DECAYED. A rarer one is DIPTYCA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

dactylsdecayeddecoyeddelayeddelayerdiptychdecoyerdecryptdialyzedactylidaimyosdecayerdialysediptyca

About this list

Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
dactyls
Rare example
diptyca
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
A (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching d___y__ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DACTYLS is among the common words in this set.