8-Letter Words With S and Y

There are 1526 8-letter words that use both S and Y. 611 are common words, such as ABSENTLY and ABSURDLY. A rarer one is ZYZZYVAS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (774 words). 260 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 1,526

Common words

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About this list

Words
1526 (611 common words)
Common example
absently
Rare example
zyzzyvas
Doubled letters
260
Ending in S
668
Most frequent letter
E (774)

Questions

How many 8-letter words with s and y are there?

1526. 611 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSENTLY is among the common words in this set.