8-Letter Words Matching ___Y__N_

There are 28 8-letter words that match ___Y__N_. 5 are common words, such as ETHYLENE and PLAYPENS. A rarer one is POLYTENY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

ethyleneplaypenspolygonsredyeingretypingbarytonebutylenebutyrinscalycineclaybankgraylingpolygyny
ethyleneplaypenspolygonsredyeingretypingbarytonebutylenebutyrinscalycineclaybankgraylingpolygynyaglyconeaglyconsberylineclaypanscorybantecdysoneecdysonsgreyhensladykinsmaryjanepapyrineplaylandpolygenepolygonypolytenepolyteny

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Words
28 (5 common words)
Common example
ethylene
Rare example
polyteny
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
L (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___y__n_ are there?

28. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ETHYLENE is among the common words in this set.