5-Letter Words Matching ___Y_

There are 63 5-letter words that match ___Y_. 33 are common words, such as ALKYD and BERYL. A rarer one is XYLYL. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 63

Common words

alkydberylbraysbuoyscalyxclayscloysdraysethylflaysfraysgrays
alkydberylbraysbuoyscalyxclayscloysdraysethylflaysfraysgraysgreysobeysokaysplaysployspolypprayspreysquaysredyesatyrshayssibylslaysspaysstaysswaystraystreysvinylwheystroysalkylallylbaryebutylhexyljoeysplayapolysthuyatolylaliyabunyachaysdebyeenzymfleysfluytgleysinbyekumysnonyloctylofaysoxeyequeysshoyusloydupbyexylyl

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Words
63 (33 common words)
Common example
alkyd
Rare example
xylyl
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
33
Most frequent letter
S (37)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching ___y_ are there?

63. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALKYD is among the common words in this set.