10-Letter Words Matching _____Y__A_

There are 21 10-letter words that match _____Y__A_. 5 are common words, such as APOCRYPHAL and CHLAMYDIAE. A rarer one is SYMPHYSIAL. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

apocryphalchlamydiaechlamydiasparoxysmalsleepyheadaneurysmalapterygialbrachyuranclepsydrashypabyssalporphyriasstickybeakapophysealchlamydialclepsydraediaphysealdiaphysialepiphysealepiphysialsymphysealsymphysial

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Words
21 (5 common words)
Common example
apocryphal
Rare example
symphysial
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
L (18)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____y__a_ are there?

21. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOCRYPHAL is among the common words in this set.