10-Letter Words Matching ___Y____N_

There are 18 10-letter words that match ___Y____N_. 5 are common words, such as COTYLEDONS and ENCYSTMENT. A rarer one is POLYLYSINE. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

cotyledonsencystmentplayactingplaygroundstrychnineankylosingpolymyxinspolyvalentvinylidenealkylatingbutylatingdicynodontethylatingeuryhalineoutyellingoutyelpingplaymakingpolylysine

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
cotyledons
Rare example
polylysine
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
L (15)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___y____n_ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COTYLEDONS is among the common words in this set.