9-Letter Words Matching ___Y__E__

There are 12 9-letter words that match ___Y__E__. 3 are common words, such as BICYCLERS and LARYNGEAL. A rarer one is POLYPNEAS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

bicyclerslaryngealplaygoerspolythenebodycheckphlyctenarecyclerscalypterscorypheesguayaberaplayfieldpolypneas

About this list

Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
bicyclers
Rare example
polypneas
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
L (9)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___y__e__ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BICYCLERS is among the common words in this set.