8-Letter Words Containing OY

There are 100 8-letter words that contain OY. 49 are common words, such as ALLOYING and ANNOYING. A rarer one is UNJOYFUL. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (63 words). 21 words contain a doubled letter.

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Common words

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Words
100 (49 common words)
Common example
alloying
Rare example
unjoyful
Doubled letters
21
Ending in S
46
Most frequent letter
S (63)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing oy are there?

100. 49 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLOYING is among the common words in this set.