10-Letter Words Matching __Y____O__

There are 17 10-letter words that match __Y____O__. 3 are common words, such as LAYPERSONS and PHYSIOLOGY. A rarer one is THYRATRONS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

laypersonsphysiologypsychologyamygdaloidamylaceouscryptologycryptozoicglyptodontscyphozoanthyristorsacylationsasynchronyasyndetonskeybuttonsstylebooksthymectomythyratrons

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Words
17 (3 common words)
Common example
laypersons
Rare example
thyratrons
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __y____o__ are there?

17. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LAYPERSONS is among the common words in this set.