9-Letter Words Matching __L__Y___

There are 28 9-letter words that match __L__Y___. 5 are common words, such as CHLAMYDIA and KILOBYTES. A rarer one is VOLLEYERS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

chlamydiakilobyteskilocyclevilifyingvolleyingteletypescolocynthholotypesmultiyearmylohyoidpelecypodpolymyxin
chlamydiakilobyteskilocyclevilifyingvolleyingteletypescolocynthholotypesmultiyearmylohyoidpelecypodpolymyxinpolytypicsalicylicuglifyingallotypesallotypicbeladyingcalotypeschlamydeschlamysesholotypicpolytypessalaryingsalarymansalarymensalifyingvolleyers

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Words
28 (5 common words)
Common example
chlamydia
Rare example
volleyers
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __l__y___ are there?

28. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHLAMYDIA is among the common words in this set.