10-Letter Words Matching ____L___D_

There are 17 10-letter words that match ____L___D_. 5 are common words, such as SIMILITUDE and SPELLBINDS. A rarer one is TRAILHEADS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

similitudespellbindssteelyardsswellheadswhirlwindsacrylamidebichloridedichloridedisulphidejewelweedsmetalheadsdevilwoodsfusulinidsgavelkindsmetalloidssteelheadstrailheads

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Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
similitude
Rare example
trailheads
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (15)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____l___d_ are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SIMILITUDE is among the common words in this set.