11-Letter Words Matching ____Y_____E

There are 20 11-letter words that match ____Y_____E. 6 are common words, such as BATHYSCAPHE and BATHYSPHERE. A rarer one is PLATYRRHINE. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

bathyscaphebathyspheregeosynclinehoneysucklemollycoddlevichyssoiseamblygoniteamblyoscopecarbylaminedeoxygenatedeoxyribosedissyllablemethylaminephenylaminetrisyllableacetylativedictyostelediglycerideembryophyteplatyrrhine

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
bathyscaphe
Rare example
platyrrhine
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (14)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ____y_____e are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BATHYSCAPHE is among the common words in this set.