9-Letter Words Matching ____OY___

There are 12 9-letter words that match ____OY___. 7 are common words, such as CONVOYING and DEPLOYING. A rarer one is UNCLOYING. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

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About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
convoying
Rare example
uncloying
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
L (8)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____oy___ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CONVOYING is among the common words in this set.