6-Letter Words Matching _Y_E__

There are 18 6-letter words that match _Y_E__. 7 are common words, such as CYDERS and HYAENA. A rarer one is WYVERN. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

cydershyaenahymenslyceummyselfxylemszydecocymenepyrenexylenedyneindynelsgyrenelyceesmycelesyceessyrenswyvern

About this list

Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
cyders
Rare example
wyvern
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
N (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _y_e__ are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYDERS is among the common words in this set.