6-Letter Words Matching _Y_S__

There are 15 6-letter words that match _Y_S__. 2 are common words, such as GYPSUM and HYSSOP. A rarer one is PYOSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

gypsumhyssopbyssuseyasesmyosinpyosiscyesescyesislyaseslyssasmyasesmyasismyosesmyosispyoses

About this list

Words
15 (2 common words)
Common example
gypsum
Rare example
pyoses
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _y_s__ are there?

15. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GYPSUM is among the common words in this set.