4-Letter Words Matching _Y_S

There are 17 4-letter words that match _Y_S. 8 are common words, such as AYES and BYES. A rarer one is WYNS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

ayesbyesdyeseyesgymsgypslyesryeseyaspyasryashypsoyespyestyeswyeswyns

About this list

Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
ayes
Rare example
wyns
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _y_s are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AYES is among the common words in this set.