9-Letter Words Matching ___Y___D_

There are 13 9-letter words that match ___Y___D_. 3 are common words, such as BABYHOODS and CARYATIDS. A rarer one is POLYBRIDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

babyhoodscaryatidsladybirdsanhydridecopyholdscopyreadspolyamidetwaybladedihybridsladyhoodsoutyieldsplaylandspolybrids

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Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
babyhoods
Rare example
polybrids
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___y___d_ are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BABYHOODS is among the common words in this set.