9-Letter Words Matching ___Y____D

There are 17 9-letter words that match ___Y____D. 4 are common words, such as BODYGUARD and GRAYBEARD. A rarer one is PLAYFIELD. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

bodyguardgraybeardgreyhoundplayactedankylosedbodyboardchrysalidgreybeardpolyploidsphygmoidalkylatedbipyramidbutylatedethylatedoutyelledoutyelpedplayfield

About this list

Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
bodyguard
Rare example
playfield
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___y____d are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BODYGUARD is among the common words in this set.