8-Letter Words Matching _Y__L___

There are 20 8-letter words that match _Y__L___. 4 are common words, such as CYTOLOGY and EYEGLASS. A rarer one is ZYMOLOGY. In this set, M is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

cytologyeyeglassmycologytypologygymslipsmycelialmyceliumpyralidspyrologypyrolyzesymplocecymblinghymnlesshymnlikemycelianmyceloidmyoblastpyrolizesynclinezymology

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Words
20 (4 common words)
Common example
cytology
Rare example
zymology
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
M (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _y__l___ are there?

20. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYTOLOGY is among the common words in this set.