9-Letter Words Matching _____Y__D

There are 20 9-letter words that match _____Y__D. 8 are common words, such as CATALYZED and COURTYARD. A rarer one is PYROLYZED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

catalyzedcourtyardgraveyardparalysedparalyzedscrapyardsteelyardstockyardbrickyardgargoyledichthyoidmylohyoidpelecypodautolysedautolyzedhemolyzedmisstyledmonkeypodoverhypedpyrolyzed

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Words
20 (8 common words)
Common example
catalyzed
Rare example
pyrolyzed
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____y__d are there?

20. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATALYZED is among the common words in this set.