8-Letter Words Matching _Y_____S

There are 152 8-letter words that match _Y_____S. 40 are common words, such as BYPASSES and CYANIDES. A rarer one is ZYZZYVAS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (92 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 152

Common words

bypassescyanidescyclistscyclonescyclopesdynamicseyeballseyebrowseyeglasseyesoresgymnastsgypsters
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About this list

Words
152 (40 common words)
Common example
bypasses
Rare example
zyzzyvas
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
152
Most frequent letter
E (92)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _y_____s are there?

152. 40 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BYPASSES is among the common words in this set.