8-Letter Words Matching ____G__Y

There are 63 8-letter words that match ____G__Y. 26 are common words, such as ALLEGORY and ALMIGHTY. A rarer one is XENOGENY. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (38 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 63

Common words

allegoryalmightybenignlycategorydemagogydraughtydrudgerygroggilymahoganymisogamymisogynymonogamy
allegoryalmightybenignlycategorydemagogydraughtydrudgerygroggilymahoganymisogamymisogynymonogamyontogenyorangerypedagogypolygamysavagelysavageryscragglysquigglystingilystingraystodgilystragglythuggeryvinegaryallogamyautogamydelegacydroughtyendogamygroggeryhomogamyhomogenyhomogonymalignlymonogynypolygynypriggerysnuggerytelegonytheogonyxenogamyautogenycraggilycryogenycytogenyendogenyensigncyhologamyhologynyhypogynyindignlylysogenymonogenyperigynypolygonyshaggilyslangilysmudgilyspongilystaggeryxenogeny

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Words
63 (26 common words)
Common example
allegory
Rare example
xenogeny
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (38)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____g__y are there?

63. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEGORY is among the common words in this set.