9-Letter Words Matching ___T__Y__

There are 16 9-letter words that match ___T__Y__. 6 are common words, such as CURTSEYED and DESTROYED. A rarer one is TAUTONYMY. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

curtseyeddestroyeddestroyerportrayalportrayedprototypecattleyasphototypephototypyportrayerstatocystacetoxylslectotypephotolyzetautonymstautonymy

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
curtseyed
Rare example
tautonymy
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___t__y__ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CURTSEYED is among the common words in this set.