9-Letter Words Matching ____S_Y__

There are 15 9-letter words that match ____S_Y__. 7 are common words, such as CURTSEYED and DOOMSAYER. A rarer one is TYPESTYLE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

curtseyeddoomsayerfreestylegainsayerhairstylelifestyleperistylecalisayasdecastylehexastylehypostyleoctastylebirdseyesendostyletypestyle

About this list

Words
15 (7 common words)
Common example
curtseyed
Rare example
typestyle
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____s_y__ are there?

15. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CURTSEYED is among the common words in this set.