9-Letter Words Matching __X_____Y

There are 15 9-letter words that match __X_____Y. 8 are common words, such as ANXIOUSLY and AUXILIARY. A rarer one is TOXOPHILY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

anxiouslyauxiliarydexteritymaxillarymaximallytaxidermytextuallycoxcombrydextrallylexicallynoxiouslysexlesslytoxicallytoxophilysexuality

About this list

Words
15 (8 common words)
Common example
anxiously
Rare example
toxophily
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __x_____y are there?

15. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANXIOUSLY is among the common words in this set.