10-Letter Words Matching ___Y__A___

There are 27 10-letter words that match ___Y__A___. 9 are common words, such as BODYGUARDS and DEHYDRATED. A rarer one is REHYDRATES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

bodyguardsdehydrateddehydratesdehydratorgraybeardspolygraphsrecyclablesatyriasessatyriasiscopyreadercoryphaeusdisyllabic
bodyguardsdehydrateddehydratesdehydratorgraybeardspolygraphsrecyclablesatyriasessatyriasiscopyreadercoryphaeusdisyllabicdisyllableecdysiastsgreybeardsplayreaderpolychaetepolyphagiatwaybladescityscapeskerygmaticmolybdatespityriasespityriasispolyphasicrehydratedrehydrates

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Words
27 (9 common words)
Common example
bodyguards
Rare example
rehydrates
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (20)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___y__a___ are there?

27. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BODYGUARDS is among the common words in this set.