8-Letter Words Matching _____Y_S

There are 41 8-letter words that match _____Y_S. 11 are common words, such as ACRONYMS and ANTONYMS. A rarer one is THIONYLS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 41

Common words

acronymsantonymsbuckeyesemployesgoodbyeshomonymspinkeyesshuteyessockeyessynonymswalleyesathodyds
acronymsantonymsbuckeyesemployesgoodbyeshomonymspinkeyesshuteyessockeyessynonymswalleyesathodydscacodylsmetonymsmooneyesouguiyastoponymsallonymsatalayasatemoyasbashlyksbenomylsbenzoylsbivinylsbutyrylschromylscockeyesdeadeyesdicotylsduvetynsethinylsethoxylsethynylsfisheyesfrogeyesgoldeyesindoxylsoverdyesparonymspolynyasthionyls

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Words
41 (11 common words)
Common example
acronyms
Rare example
thionyls
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
41
Most frequent letter
O (28)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____y_s are there?

41. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACRONYMS is among the common words in this set.