8-Letter Words Matching ____Y__N

There are 26 8-letter words that match ____Y__N. 10 are common words, such as BOGEYMAN and BOGEYMEN. A rarer one is VIOMYCIN. In this set, M is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

bogeymanbogeymendairymandairymenferrymanferrymenfunnymanfunnymenhandymanhandymenbillycaneveryman
bogeymanbogeymendairymandairymenferrymanferrymenfunnymanfunnymenhandymanhandymenbillycaneverymanfedayeenjerrycanneomycintallymantallymenboogymanboogymeneverymenhoneybunmoneymanmoneymenpattypanpropylonviomycin

About this list

Words
26 (10 common words)
Common example
bogeyman
Rare example
viomycin
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
M (20)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____y__n are there?

26. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOGEYMAN is among the common words in this set.