12-Letter Words Matching ____Y_____N_

There are 17 12-letter words that match ____Y_____N_. 10 are common words, such as ASPHYXIATING and BELLYBUTTONS. A rarer one is METHYLATIONS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

asphyxiatingbellybuttonscurrycombinghoneycombinghoneymooninglallygagginglollygaggingpiggybackingpussyfootingstorytellingballyraggingbullyraggingacetylationsamoxycillinsanalyzationshandypersonsmethylations

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Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
asphyxiating
Rare example
methylations
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____y_____n_ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASPHYXIATING is among the common words in this set.