8-Letter Words Matching _P_____Y

There are 42 8-letter words that match _P_____Y. 17 are common words, such as APICALLY and APOPLEXY. A rarer one is SPUNKILY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

apicallyapoplexyapostasyepilepsyepiphanyopaquelysparselysparsityspeedilyspeedwayspillwayspinally
apicallyapoplexyapostasyepilepsyepiphanyopaquelysparselysparsityspeedilyspeedwayspillwayspinallyspirallysplotchyspottilysprucelyupwardlyaposporyepicallyepinastyoperablyspermaryspiffilyspooferyspookilysportilyuppishlyapiologyapocarpyapophonyapostacyepistasyepizootyopsonifyopulencysparkilyspinachyspinneryspongilyspookeryspoonilyspunkily

About this list

Words
42 (17 common words)
Common example
apically
Rare example
spunkily
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (30)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p_____y are there?

42. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APICALLY is among the common words in this set.