5-Letter Words Matching _Y__E

There are 12 5-letter words that match _Y__E. 2 are common words, such as CYCLE and EYRIE. A rarer one is TYTHE. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (4 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

cycleeyriepyxiesyceecymaefyttekyriekythelyaselyceemyopetythe

About this list

Words
12 (2 common words)
Common example
cycle
Rare example
tythe
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
C (4)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _y__e are there?

12. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYCLE is among the common words in this set.