8-Letter Words Matching __Y__O__

There are 30 8-letter words that match __Y__O__. 6 are common words, such as BOYHOODS and FLYBLOWN. A rarer one is TOYSHOPS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

boyhoodsflyblowngryphonskeystonekryptonsplywoodsbryologybryozoancryologydaybooksdrystoneelytrons
boyhoodsflyblowngryphonskeystonekryptonsplywoodsbryologybryozoancryologydaybooksdrystoneelytronseryngoeslayaboutpayphonephyllodephylloidphyllomebaywoodsdayglowsdayroomselytroidelytrousflyblowsskyhooksskywroteslybootsthyreoidthyrsoidtoyshops

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Words
30 (6 common words)
Common example
boyhoods
Rare example
toyshops
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __y__o__ are there?

30. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOYHOODS is among the common words in this set.