8-Letter Words Matching _Y____S_

There are 23 8-letter words that match _Y____S_. 6 are common words, such as CYNICISM and DYNAMISM. A rarer one is SYLPHISH. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

cynicismdynamismeyeglasslyricismlyricisttypecastdynamistgypsyishtypecasedyspepsyeyednessgypsyismhydropsyhygieisthymnlesslyricisemyoblastmythiestpygmyishpygmyismpyranoseryegrasssylphish

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Words
23 (6 common words)
Common example
cynicism
Rare example
sylphish
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _y____s_ are there?

23. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYNICISM is among the common words in this set.