10-Letter Words Matching __Y____S__

There are 17 10-letter words that match __Y____S__. 4 are common words, such as MAYORESSES and PHYSICISTS. A rarer one is RHYTHMISTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

mayoressesphysicistsspyglassesvoyeurismsamylolysesamylolysisglycolysesglycolysisdryasdustserythrismserythrosinoxyuriasesoxyuriasisphylaxisesphylesisesraygrassesrhythmists

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Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
mayoresses
Rare example
rhythmists
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __y____s__ are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MAYORESSES is among the common words in this set.