10-Letter Words Matching _P_____L__

There are 16 10-letter words that match _P_____L__. 7 are common words, such as APPARELLED and OPTIONALLY. A rarer one is SPURGALLED. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

apparelledoptionallyspacewalksspectaclesspeedwellsspitefullyspoonbillsspectacledspectrallyepisomallyspancelledspeedballsspiracularsportfullyspringaldsspurgalled

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
apparelled
Rare example
spurgalled
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _p_____l__ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPARELLED is among the common words in this set.