10-Letter Words Matching ____Y_E___

There are 22 10-letter words that match ____Y_E___. 6 are common words, such as ACETYLENES and EMPHYSEMAS. A rarer one is POPPYHEADS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

acetylenesemphysemasenjoymentsjellybeanspachydermsrepaymentsacotyledonbathymetrybradytelicchalybeatecrazyweedsemphysemicpropylenestachymetryacetyleniccopaymentsdiphyleticembaymentsenthymemesmethylenespachytenespoppyheads

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Words
22 (6 common words)
Common example
acetylenes
Rare example
poppyheads
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
A (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____y_e___ are there?

22. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACETYLENES is among the common words in this set.