9-Letter Words Matching C_____Y__

There are 15 9-letter words that match C_____Y__. 2 are common words, such as CATACLYSM and CURTSEYED. A rarer one is CINNAMYLS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

cataclysmcurtseyedcalisayascarbonylscataphyllcattleyascholecystcockneyfycoenocytecollotypecyanotypecarbamylscarbarylscarboxylscinnamyls

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Words
15 (2 common words)
Common example
cataclysm
Rare example
cinnamyls
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
L (11)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching c_____y__ are there?

15. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATACLYSM is among the common words in this set.