6-Letter Words Matching ___YL_

There are 17 6-letter words that match ___YL_. 6 are common words, such as ARGYLE and BERYLS. A rarer one is XYLYLS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

argyleberylsethylssibylssprylyvinylsalkylsallylsargyllbutylsgraylygreylyhexylsnonylsoctylstolylsxylyls

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Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
argyle
Rare example
xylyls
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___yl_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARGYLE is among the common words in this set.