10-Letter Words Matching _____YC___

There are 18 10-letter words that match _____YC___. 3 are common words, such as JOHNNYCAKE and KILOCYCLES. A rarer one is PUROMYCINS. 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

johnnycakekilocyclesmegacyclesascomycetebarleycornhemicycleshomocyclicmonocyclesmonocyclicmyxomyceteparonychiapolycyclicantimycinskanamycinsmitomycinspericyclespericyclicpuromycins

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Words
18 (3 common words)
Common example
johnnycake
Rare example
puromycins
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____yc___ are there?

18. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

JOHNNYCAKE is among the common words in this set.