8-Letter Words Matching _YL_____

There are 22 8-letter words that match _YL_____. 4 are common words, such as CYLINDER and SYLLABIC. A rarer one is XYLOCARP. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

cylindersyllabicsyllablesyllabusmylonitenylghaussyllabubsylvitesxylidinexylotomybylinersbylininghylozoicnylghaissylphidssylphishsylvaticsylvinestylosinsxylidinsxylitolsxylocarp

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Words
22 (4 common words)
Common example
cylinder
Rare example
xylocarp
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _yl_____ are there?

22. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYLINDER is among the common words in this set.