8-Letter Words Matching __L__Y__

There are 16 8-letter words that match __L__Y__. 5 are common words, such as KILOBYTE and TELETYPE. A rarer one is POLYTYPE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
kilobyte
Rare example
polytype
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
O (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __l__y__ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KILOBYTE is among the common words in this set.