8-Letter Words Matching ____O__Y

There are 56 8-letter words that match ____O__Y. 16 are common words, such as COLLOQUY and COMMONLY. A rarer one is YELLOWLY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 26 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 56

Common words

colloquycommonlyfalconryharlotryhollowlyhummockyjealousymatronlymellowlynarrowlyrandomlyschlocky
colloquycommonlyfalconryharlotryhollowlyhummockyjealousymatronlymellowlynarrowlyrandomlyschlockytussockywantonlyweaponryzealotrybistouryblazonrybottomrycallowlycannonrycartoonycramoisydeaconryloblollynecropsyorthoepypandowdypansophyquixotrysallowlytoploftybullockydiploidyepizootyeuploidyeutrophyfaggotryfellowlyflavouryhaploidyhillockyhydropsylissomlymaccoboymullockynonmoneynonwoodypatronlypeacockysailorlyseldomlysquooshytabooleyunbloodyyellowly

About this list

Words
56 (16 common words)
Common example
colloquy
Rare example
yellowly
Doubled letters
26
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (33)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____o__y are there?

56. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COLLOQUY is among the common words in this set.