8-Letter Words Matching ____Y_O_

There are 19 8-letter words that match ____Y_O_. 4 are common words, such as BALLYHOO and LOLLYPOP. A rarer one is TIPPYTOE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

ballyhoolollypoppollywogtallyhosbullyboycarrycotfogeydomhoneypotmoneyboxtommyrotgardyloogollywoggossypolgypsydomlobbygowpropylonpuppydomteenyboptippytoe

About this list

Words
19 (4 common words)
Common example
ballyhoo
Rare example
tippytoe
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
O (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____y_o_ are there?

19. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLYHOO is among the common words in this set.