11-Letter Words Matching ____Y____N_

There are 16 11-letter words that match ____Y____N_. 5 are common words, such as BALLYHOOING and BELLYACHING. A rarer one is TIPPYTOEING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

ballyhooingbellyachinggeosynclinemerrymakingmoneymakingacetylatingcarbylamineencryptionsmartyrizingmethylaminephenylaminebradykininsdecryptionsmethylatingplatyrrhinetippytoeing

About this list

Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
ballyhooing
Rare example
tippytoeing
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ____y____n_ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLYHOOING is among the common words in this set.