10-Letter Words Matching _______A_L

There are 21 10-letter words that match _______A_L. 6 are common words, such as BASKETBALL and BUTTERBALL. A rarer one is ULTRASMALL. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

basketballbutterballcannonballcottontailfingernailvolleyballbuttonballgreaseballmizzensailracketballsleazeballspringtailtattersailtetherballthumbstalltripletailyellowtailpaddleballrainsqualltattersallultrasmall

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Words
21 (6 common words)
Common example
basketball
Rare example
ultrasmall
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _______a_l are there?

21. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BASKETBALL is among the common words in this set.