8-Letter Words With X and Y

There are 83 8-letter words that use both X and Y. 24 are common words, such as APOPLEXY and ASPHYXIA. A rarer one is XYLOCARP. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 83

Common words

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Words
83 (24 common words)
Common example
apoplexy
Rare example
xylocarp
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
E (48)

Questions

How many 8-letter words with x and y are there?

83. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOPLEXY is among the common words in this set.