7-Letter Words Matching __Y_N__

There are 14 7-letter words that match __Y_N__. 5 are common words, such as BAYONET and CAYENNE. A rarer one is MAYINGS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

bayonetcayennedoyenneflyingssayingscryingscryonichryvniajoyancepryingsspyingsbeyondshayingsmayings

About this list

Words
14 (5 common words)
Common example
bayonet
Rare example
mayings
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
I (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __y_n__ are there?

14. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAYONET is among the common words in this set.