12-Letter Words Matching ____Y______S

There are 53 12-letter words that match ____Y______S. 21 are common words, such as BATHYSCAPHES and BATHYSPHERES. A rarer one is VINEYARDISTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 21 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

bathyscaphesbathyspheresbellybuttonsdillydalliesembryologiesgeosynclinesgerrymandersheavyweightshoneylocustshoneymoonershoneysucklesmerrymakings
bathyscaphesbathyspheresbellybuttonsdillydalliesembryologiesgeosynclinesgerrymandersheavyweightshoneylocustshoneymoonershoneysucklesmerrymakingsmollycoddlesmoneylendersmoneymakingspachysandraspennyweightsstorytellerstachycardiasteenyboppersvichyssoisesamblygonitesapocynaceousbathymetriesbiosynthesesbiosynthesisbradycardiascollywobblesdeoxyribosesdissyllablesgillyflowershoneysuckerspachydermoustrisyllablesacetylationsamoxycillinsanalyzationscandyflossesdeoxygenatesdictyostelesdiglyceridesembryogeniesembryophyteseverydaynesshandypersonshoneybunchesmethylaminesmethylationsninnyhammerspennycressesplatyrrhinespussyfootersvineyardists

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Words
53 (21 common words)
Common example
bathyscaphes
Rare example
vineyardists
Doubled letters
21
Ending in S
53
Most frequent letter
E (48)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____y______s are there?

53. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BATHYSCAPHES is among the common words in this set.