8-Letter Words Matching M___Y___

There are 17 8-letter words that match M___Y___. 6 are common words, such as MARRYING and MARTYRED. A rarer one is MUMMYING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

marryingmartyredmealybugmoneybagmoseyingmuddyingmistypesmethylalmethylicmistypedmoneyboxmartyrlymislyingmoneyersmoneymanmoneymenmummying

About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
marrying
Rare example
mummying
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m___y___ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MARRYING is among the common words in this set.