9-Letter Words Matching ____YC___

There are 23 9-letter words that match ____YC___. 7 are common words, such as CURLYCUES and CURRYCOMB. A rarer one is VIOMYCINS. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

curlycuescurrycombhoneycombpoppycockpussycatstricyclesunicyclesalicyclicbillycansbillycockbombycidscarrycotsepicyclesjerrycansneomycinstricyclicbiocyclesepicyclicexocyclicisocyclicisopycnicnoncyclicviomycins

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Words
23 (7 common words)
Common example
curlycues
Rare example
viomycins
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
12

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____yc___ are there?

23. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CURLYCUES is among the common words in this set.