8-Letter Words Matching M____Y__

There are 16 8-letter words that match M____Y__. 3 are common words, such as MEGABYTE and MISOGYNY. A rarer one is MYXOCYTE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

megabytemisogynymonkeyedmeronymymetonymsmetonymymonocytemonogynymonotypemooneyesmegadynemislayermisstylemistrystmotleyermyxocyte

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Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
megabyte
Rare example
myxocyte
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m____y__ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MEGABYTE is among the common words in this set.