8-Letter Words Matching ____N_Y_

There are 18 8-letter words that match ____N_Y_. 9 are common words, such as BALONEYS and BLARNEYS. A rarer one is SWINNEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

baloneysblarneysboloneyschimneyschutneyscockneyshackneysjourneystourneysspinneysabhenrysjeepneyspigsneyssheeneysshinneysspooneysstrongylswinneys

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
baloneys
Rare example
swinneys
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
S (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____n_y_ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALONEYS is among the common words in this set.