8-Letter Words Matching D___Y___

There are 36 8-letter words that match D___Y___. 19 are common words, such as DACTYLIC and DAIRYING. A rarer one is DUMMYING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

dactylicdairyingdairymandairymendallyingdecayingdecoyingdecryingdeifyingdelayersdelayingdialyses
dactylicdairyingdairymandairymendallyingdecayingdecoyingdecryingdeifyingdelayersdelayingdialysesdialysisdiptychsdirtyingdivvyingdizzyingdockyarddooryarddialyzesdandyismdecryptsdialyticdialyzeddialyzerdactylusdandyishdecayersdecoyersdeeryarddialyseddialyserdiptycasdollyingdowdyishdummying

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Words
36 (19 common words)
Common example
dactylic
Rare example
dummying
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
I (28)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching d___y___ are there?

36. 19 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DACTYLIC is among the common words in this set.