8-Letter Words Matching ___Y_O__

There are 40 8-letter words that match ___Y_O__. 11 are common words, such as BABYHOOD and BODYWORK. A rarer one is POLYSOME. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

babyhoodbodyworkbusybodybusyworkcopybookladyloveplaybookplayboysplaygoerplayroompolygonsankylose
babyhoodbodyworkbusybodybusyworkcopybookladyloveplaybookplayboysplaygoerplayroompolygonsankylosearmywormbarytoneclaymorecopyholddidymousmanyfoldpolypodypolypoidpolyzoanpolyzoicaglyconeaglyconsbutyrouscopyboyscotyloiddizygousecdysoneecdysonshokypokyladyhoodokeydokeplaydownpolycotspolygonypolypodspolyporepolypouspolysome

About this list

Words
40 (11 common words)
Common example
babyhood
Rare example
polysome
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
L (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___y_o__ are there?

40. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BABYHOOD is among the common words in this set.