8-Letter Words Matching _Y_N____

There are 36 8-letter words that match _Y_N____. 7 are common words, such as CYANIDES and GYMNASIA. A rarer one is SYENITIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

cyanidesgymnasiagymnastshymnbookhypnoseshypnosishypnoticcyaneouscyanogencyanosescyanosiscyanotic
cyanidesgymnasiagymnastshymnbookhypnoseshypnosishypnoticcyaneouscyanogencyanosescyanosiscyanoticcyanamidcyanatescyanidedcyaninescyanitescyaniticcyanosedhymnistshymnlesshymnlikekyanisedkyaniseskyaniteskyanizedkyanizespycnidiapycnosespycnosispycnoticpyknosespyknosispyknoticsyenitessyenitic

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Words
36 (7 common words)
Common example
cyanides
Rare example
syenitic
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
I (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _y_n____ are there?

36. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYANIDES is among the common words in this set.