8-Letter Words Matching ____Y__M

There are 13 8-letter words that match ____Y__M. 3 are common words, such as CRONYISM and ROWDYISM. A rarer one is TALEYSIM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

cronyismrowdyismtoadyismdandyismfogeydomfogeyismlobbyismfairyismgypsydomgypsyismpuppydompygmyismtaleysim

About this list

Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
cronyism
Rare example
taleysim
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____y__m are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CRONYISM is among the common words in this set.