6-Letter Words Matching F_Y___

There are 18 6-letter words that match F_Y___. 8 are common words, such as FAYEST and FLYBYS. A rarer one is FRYPAN. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

fayestflybysflyersflyingflywayfoyersfryersfryingflymanfayingfeyestflyboyflymenflyoffflyschflytedflytesfrypan

About this list

Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
fayest
Rare example
frypan
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
L (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching f_y___ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FAYEST is among the common words in this set.