10-Letter Words Matching S_____Y___

There are 26 10-letter words that match S_____Y___. 6 are common words, such as SATISFYING and SCARIFYING. A rarer one is SYNKARYONS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

satisfyingscarifyingschoolyardsignifyingspecifyingstupefyingsardonyxesshandrydansolvolysisspirogyrasscorifyingsemidrying
satisfyingscarifyingschoolyardsignifyingspecifyingstupefyingsardonyxesshandrydansolvolysisspirogyrasscorifyingsemidryingshinneyingsolvolysessolvolyticsporocystssquinnyingstatocystsstenotypedstenotypesstrongylessuperhypedsuperhypessuperlyingswitchyardsynkaryons

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Words
26 (6 common words)
Common example
satisfying
Rare example
synkaryons
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
N (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching s_____y___ are there?

26. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SATISFYING is among the common words in this set.