8-Letter Words Matching _Y_____M

There are 23 8-letter words that match _Y_____M. 5 are common words, such as CYNICISM and DYBBUKIM. A rarer one is ZYMOGRAM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

cynicismdybbukimdynamismlyricismtympanumcymatiumgyneciumhymeniumhypodermhypogeummyceliumnympheumpygidiumpyriformpyxidiumsyconiumcymbalomgypsydomgypsyismkymogramlyriformpygmyismzymogram

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Words
23 (5 common words)
Common example
cynicism
Rare example
zymogram
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _y_____m are there?

23. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYNICISM is among the common words in this set.