8-Letter Words Matching S___Y___

There are 24 8-letter words that match S___Y___. 11 are common words, such as SALLYING and SAVVYING. A rarer one is SYNCYTIA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

sallyingsavvyingshipyardsplayingsprayerssprayingstrayingstudyingstymyingsukiyakisullyingsabayonssannyasisissyishspagyricsubtypesserryingsixtyishstimyingstoryingstrayersstroyersstroyingsyncytia

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Words
24 (11 common words)
Common example
sallying
Rare example
syncytia
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
I (19)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s___y___ are there?

24. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SALLYING is among the common words in this set.