6-Letter Words Matching _Y___S

There are 80 6-letter words that match _Y___S. 27 are common words, such as BYLAWS and BYPASS. A rarer one is XYSTUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 80

Common words

bylawsbypassbywayscyclescyderscynicsdyingseyrieshydrashydroshyenashymens
bylawsbypassbywayscyclescyderscynicsdyingseyrieshydrashydroshyenashymenslyingslymphslynxeslyricsmynahsmyrrhsnylonsnymphspylonssylphssynchssynodssyrupstyphusxylemsbyssuscycadseyaseshybrishyoidsmythosnyalaspyosispyxiessynthsxylolscycloscyesescyesiscymarscymolscymouscyprescypruscytonsdynelsfyttesgyronshysonskyackskyrieskytheslyaseslyceeslysinslyssaslyttasmyasesmyasismyomasmyopesmyosesmyosismysidspyosespyranssyboessyceessylvassyngassyrenssysopstytheswychesxylansxylylsxystosxystus

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Words
80 (27 common words)
Common example
bylaws
Rare example
xystus
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
80
Most frequent letter
S (29)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _y___s are there?

80. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BYLAWS is among the common words in this set.