8-Letter Words Containing YS

There are 266 8-letter words that contain YS. 126 are common words, such as AIRPLAYS and AMETHYST. A rarer one is WIREWAYS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (164 words). 34 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 266

Common words

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About this list

Words
266 (126 common words)
Common example
airplays
Rare example
wireways
Doubled letters
34
Ending in S
196
Most frequent letter
A (164)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing ys are there?

266. 126 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRPLAYS is among the common words in this set.