10-Letter Words Matching __Y____E__

There are 24 10-letter words that match __Y____E__. 12 are common words, such as BOYISHNESS and JAYWALKERS. A rarer one is SKYLARKERS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

boyishnessjaywalkersjoyfullestjoyfulnessjoyousnessmayflowerspaymastersphylacteryrhymestersskyjackersskyrocketsskywriterscryometersdayflowersphylloxerarhythmlessspymastersboycottersdrysaltersdrysalteryjayhawkersjoypoppersoxygenlessskylarkers

About this list

Words
24 (12 common words)
Common example
boyishness
Rare example
skylarkers
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
S (22)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __y____e__ are there?

24. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOYISHNESS is among the common words in this set.