6-Letter Words Matching _YS___

There are 20 6-letter words that match _YS___. 6 are common words, such as CYSTIC and HYSSOP. A rarer one is XYSTUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

cystichyssopmyselfmysticoystersystembyssuslysinexysterhysonslysatelysinglysinslyssasmysidsmysostsysopsxystoixystosxystus

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
cystic
Rare example
xystus
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _ys___ are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYSTIC is among the common words in this set.