6-Letter Words Matching __Y__N

There are 20 6-letter words that match __Y__N. 5 are common words, such as CAYMAN and HOYDEN. A rarer one is SKYMEN. In this set, M is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

caymanhoydenlaymanlaymenoxygenchyronetymonflymanrhytonbaymanbaymenflymenfrypanglycanglycinmayvinphylonphytonskymanskymen

About this list

Words
20 (5 common words)
Common example
cayman
Rare example
skymen
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
M (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __y__n are there?

20. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAYMAN is among the common words in this set.