10-Letter Words Matching _______L_A

There are 40 10-letter words that match _______L_A. 8 are common words, such as CHINCHILLA and CITRONELLA. A rarer one is VILLANELLA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

chinchillacitronellahemophiliamarginaliamozzarellaquesadillasalmonellatarantellabanderillacascarillachuckwallaclarabella
chinchillacitronellahemophiliamarginaliamozzarellaquesadillasalmonellatarantellabanderillacascarillachuckwallaclarabellacoprolaliaendotheliafenestellafraxinellafustanellagranadillahyperduliamanzanillamesotheliaparaphiliapedophiliapenetraliaphocomeliapotentillapremaxillasaturnaliaseguidillavorticellaaspergillabasophiliaklebsiellamortadellapenicilliaprothalliasensibiliasinsemillasopaipillavillanella

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Words
40 (8 common words)
Common example
chinchilla
Rare example
villanella
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (32)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _______l_a are there?

40. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHINCHILLA is among the common words in this set.