6-Letter Words Matching _Y____

There are 241 6-letter words that match _Y____. 89 are common words, such as BYELAW and BYGONE. A rarer one is ZYGOSE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (122 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 241

Common words

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About this list

Words
241 (89 common words)
Common example
byelaw
Rare example
zygose
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
80
Most frequent letter
S (122)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _y____ are there?

241. 89 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BYELAW is among the common words in this set.