10-Letter Words Matching ___Y__S___

There are 16 10-letter words that match ___Y__S___. 4 are common words, such as BUSYNESSES and CRAYFISHES. A rarer one is POLYLYSINE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

busynessescrayfishesgraynessessprynessesankylosaurankylosinggreynessespolybasitepolyhistorawaynessescotylosaurgrayfishesladyfishespelycosaurpolycysticpolylysine

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Words
16 (4 common words)
Common example
busynesses
Rare example
polylysine
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___y__s___ are there?

16. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUSYNESSES is among the common words in this set.