6-Letter Words Matching ___Y_S

There are 28 6-letter words that match ___Y_S. 8 are common words, such as ALKYDS and BERYLS. A rarer one is XYLYLS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

alkydsberylsethylspolypsredyessatyrssibylsvinylsalkylsallylsbaryesaliyas
alkydsberylsethylspolypsredyessatyrssibylsvinylsalkylsallylsbaryesaliyasaliyosbunyasbutylsdebyesenzymsfluytshexylsnonylsoctylsoxeyesplayasshoyussloydsthuyastolylsxylyls

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Words
28 (8 common words)
Common example
alkyds
Rare example
xylyls
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
28
Most frequent letter
L (19)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___y_s are there?

28. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALKYDS is among the common words in this set.