8-Letter Words Matching __O___Y_

There are 12 8-letter words that match __O___Y_. 4 are common words, such as DOORWAYS and NOONDAYS. A rarer one is SPOONEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

doorwaysnoondayspoorboystrolleysplowboysfoodwaysfootboysfootwaysgoombayspropenylshopboysspooneys

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
doorways
Rare example
spooneys
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __o___y_ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOORWAYS is among the common words in this set.