8-Letter Words Matching S_____Y_

There are 23 8-letter words that match S_____Y_. 4 are common words, such as SIDEWAYS and SLIPWAYS. A rarer one is SWINNEYS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

sidewaysslipwayssomewaysstandbyssardonyxsaveloysshipwayssickbaysspinneysshanteyssheeneysshinneysshopboysskidwaysspooneysspurreysstrongylsuccinylsulfinylsulfonylsulfurylswingbysswinneys

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Words
23 (4 common words)
Common example
sideways
Rare example
swinneys
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s_____y_ are there?

23. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SIDEWAYS is among the common words in this set.