8-Letter Words Matching __Y_N___

There are 12 8-letter words that match __Y_N___. 4 are common words, such as BAYONETS and CAYENNES. A rarer one is PLYINGLY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

bayonetscayennesdoyennestryinglybryoniescryonicspryinglysayonaracayennedcryinglyjoyancesplyingly

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
bayonets
Rare example
plyingly
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
S (7)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __y_n___ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAYONETS is among the common words in this set.