7-Letter Words Matching _Y____D

There are 23 7-letter words that match _Y____D. 5 are common words, such as GYRATED and LYNCHED. A rarer one is SYRPHID. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

gyratedlynchedpyramidsynchedtyphoidcycloidcystoiddyewoodhyaloidhydatidhydroidmyeloidpyralidsylphidbylineddyeweedgypsiedhyenoidhypnoidlycopodlyratedpygmoidsyrphid

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Words
23 (5 common words)
Common example
gyrated
Rare example
syrphid
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _y____d are there?

23. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GYRATED is among the common words in this set.