8-Letter Words Matching __O_Y___

There are 38 8-letter words that match __O_Y___. 7 are common words, such as ACOLYTES and ANODYNES. A rarer one is VIOMYCIN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

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Words
38 (7 common words)
Common example
acolytes
Rare example
viomycin
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
I (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __o_y___ are there?

38. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACOLYTES is among the common words in this set.