9-Letter Words Matching ____HY___

There are 32 9-letter words that match ____HY___. 5 are common words, such as AMETHYSTS and BIORHYTHM. A rarer one is TROPHYING. In this set, P is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 32

Common words

amethystsbiorhythmneophyteszoophyteszoophyticaldehydesapophysesapophysisdiaphysesdiaphysisdysthymiaepiphyses
amethystsbiorhythmneophyteszoophyteszoophyticaldehydesapophysesapophysisdiaphysesdiaphysisdysthymiaepiphysesepiphysisepiphytalepiphytesepiphyticgeophytesichthyoidmylohyoidporphyriaporphyrinsubphylumsymphysessymphysistrachyticaldehydicapophygesoverhypedoverhypesstithyingtrachytestrophying

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Words
32 (5 common words)
Common example
amethysts
Rare example
trophying
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
P (22)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____hy___ are there?

32. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMETHYSTS is among the common words in this set.