8-Letter Words Matching __Y____N

There are 16 8-letter words that match __Y____N. 6 are common words, such as FLYBLOWN and GLYCERIN. A rarer one is THYROXIN. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

flyblownglyceringlycogenlaywomanlaywomenoxymoronbryozoanklystronoxytocinthymosinamylogenchymosincryotronegyptianerythronthyroxin

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Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
flyblown
Rare example
thyroxin
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __y____n are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FLYBLOWN is among the common words in this set.