8-Letter Words Matching __Y__N__

There are 21 8-letter words that match __Y__N__. 6 are common words, such as CAYENNES and DOYENNES. A rarer one is UNYEANED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

cayennesdoyenneskeypunchpaymentsskylinesthyminesglycinesoxygenicstyrenesamylenescayennedflytingsgaywingsglyconicguylineshoydenedoxytonesphytanesphytonicstylingsunyeaned

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Words
21 (6 common words)
Common example
cayennes
Rare example
unyeaned
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __y__n__ are there?

21. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAYENNES is among the common words in this set.