9-Letter Words Matching ____Y__S_

There are 14 9-letter words that match ____Y__S_. 3 are common words, such as HOMEYNESS and JELLYFISH. A rarer one is PUTTYLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

homeynessjellyfishpantyhoseanchylosemoneylessplatyfishunstylishcageynessgooeynesshokeynesslathyrismmateynessmethylaseputtyless

About this list

Words
14 (3 common words)
Common example
homeyness
Rare example
puttyless
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____y__s_ are there?

14. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HOMEYNESS is among the common words in this set.