7-Letter Words Matching ____Y_S

There are 38 7-letter words that match ____Y_S. 7 are common words, such as ARROYOS and DACTYLS. A rarer one is VALKYRS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

arroyosdactylsembryosmartyrsmethylspapayaszephyrsacetylsanonymsbenzylsbigeyeseponyms
arroyosdactylsembryosmartyrsmethylspapayaszephyrsacetylsanonymsbenzylsbigeyeseponymsuranylsadenylsalanylsalphylsbugeyescresylsdaimyosformylsglycylskabayaskoumysslungyismameyespentylsphenylspirayaspoleynspropylsprotylsrallyesredeyesselsynstetrylstoluylstrotylsvalkyrs

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Words
38 (7 common words)
Common example
arroyos
Rare example
valkyrs
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
38
Most frequent letter
L (23)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____y_s are there?

38. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARROYOS is among the common words in this set.