5-Letter Words Matching _YS__

There are 12 5-letter words that match _YS__. 1 are common words, such as CYSTS and HYSON. A rarer one is XYSTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

cystshysonlyseslysinlysislyssabyssilysedmysidsysopxystixysts

About this list

Words
12 (1 common words)
Common example
cysts
Rare example
xysts
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _ys__ are there?

12. 1 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYSTS is among the common words in this set.