9-Letter Words Matching __R___Y__

There are 17 9-letter words that match __R___Y__. 4 are common words, such as CURTSEYED and PERISTYLE. A rarer one is STRONGYLS. 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

curtseyedperistyleportrayalportrayedaerophytecarbonylsferrotypekaryotypeportrayerxerophytebirdseyescarbamylscarbarylscarboxylsparsleyedstrongylestrongyls

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Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
curtseyed
Rare example
strongyls
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __r___y__ are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CURTSEYED is among the common words in this set.