8-Letter Words Matching ___Y__S_

There are 13 8-letter words that match ___Y__S_. 6 are common words, such as BUSYNESS and CLAYIEST. A rarer one is PLAYLESS. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

busynessclayiestcrayfishgraynessplaylistsprynessankylosecopydeskawaynessgrayfishgreynessladyfishplayless

About this list

Words
13 (6 common words)
Common example
busyness
Rare example
playless
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___y__s_ are there?

13. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUSYNESS is among the common words in this set.