9-Letter Words Matching P_____Y__

There are 16 9-letter words that match P_____Y__. 6 are common words, such as PERISTYLE and PHAGOCYTE. A rarer one is PROENZYME. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

peristylephagocyteportrayalportrayedproselyteprototypephenotypephilogynyphonotypyphototypephototypypolyptychportrayerparsleyedphotolyzeproenzyme

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
peristyle
Rare example
proenzyme
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching p_____y__ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PERISTYLE is among the common words in this set.