8-Letter Words Matching _U_Y____

There are 23 8-letter words that match _U_Y____. 4 are common words, such as BUOYANCY and BUSYBODY. A rarer one is RUBYLIKE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

buoyancybusybodybusynessbusyworkbutylenebutyratebutyrinsguayulesquaysidebuoyagesbuoyancebutylatebutyralsbutyrousbutyrylseurybatheurythmyoutyellsoutyelpsoutyieldquayagesquaylikerubylike

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Words
23 (4 common words)
Common example
buoyancy
Rare example
rubylike
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _u_y____ are there?

23. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUOYANCY is among the common words in this set.