8-Letter Words Matching _Y____D_

There are 16 8-letter words that match _Y____D_. 2 are common words, such as PYRAMIDS and TYPHOIDS. A rarer one is SYRPHIDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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Words
16 (2 common words)
Common example
pyramids
Rare example
syrphids
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _y____d_ are there?

16. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PYRAMIDS is among the common words in this set.