8-Letter Words Matching __C_Y___

There are 19 8-letter words that match __C_Y___. 9 are common words, such as BACKYARD and COCCYGES. A rarer one is WICKYUPS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

backyardcoccygescoccyxesdactylicdecayingdecoyingdecryingdockyardpicayuneencryptsdecryptslacrymaltachyonsalcaydescocoyamsdactylusdecayersdecoyerswickyups

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Words
19 (9 common words)
Common example
backyard
Rare example
wickyups
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __c_y___ are there?

19. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKYARD is among the common words in this set.