6-Letter Words Containing Y

There are 1968 6-letter words that contain Y. 1002 are common words, such as ABBEYS and ACIDLY. A rarer one is ZYGOSE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (811 words). 368 words contain a doubled letter.

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Common words

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Words
1968 (1002 common words)
Common example
abbeys
Rare example
zygose
Doubled letters
368
Ending in S
277
Most frequent letter
E (811)

Questions

How many 6-letter words containing y are there?

1968. 1002 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABBEYS is among the common words in this set.