8-Letter Words Matching ___O_Y__

There are 58 8-letter words that match ___O_Y__. 9 are common words, such as ACRONYMS and ANTONYMS. A rarer one is THIONYLS. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 58

Common words

acronymsantonymshomonymskilobytelogotypemisogynyparoxysmsynonymssynonymyaerodyneantonymyathodyds
acronymsantonymshomonymskilobytelogotypemisogynyparoxysmsynonymssynonymyaerodyneantonymyathodydsautotypecacodylscerotypegenotypegonocytehemocyteholotypehomonymylysozymemeronymymetonymsmetonymymonocytemonogynymonotypeparonymypyrolyzetoponymstoponymytopotypeallonymsallotypeallotypyautodyneautogyroautolyseautolyzeautotypybenomylscalotypechromylsdicotylsethoxylshemolyzehologynyhypogynyhypopyonindoxylslevogyrelipocytelogotypymyxocyteparonymsserotypesynonymethionyls

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Words
58 (9 common words)
Common example
acronyms
Rare example
thionyls
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
T (33)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___o_y__ are there?

58. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRONYMS is among the common words in this set.