5-Letter Words Matching __Y_Y

There are 12 5-letter words that match __Y_Y. 8 are common words, such as COYLY and DRYLY. A rarer one is THYMY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

coylydrylyflybygaylyshylyslylystymywrylyfeylydoylyskyeythymy

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
coyly
Rare example
thymy
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __y_y are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COYLY is among the common words in this set.