10-Letter Words Starting With MEL

There are 23 10-letter words that start with MEL. 6 are common words, such as MELANCHOLY and MELANOMATA. A rarer one is MELTWATERS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

melancholymelanomatamelioratedmelioratesmellownessmelodramasmelanisticmelatoninsmeliorablemeliorismsmelioristsmellophonemelodizingmelanizingmelanocytemelanosomemelioratormelismaticmellotronsmelodisingmelodizersmelphalansmeltwaters

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Words
23 (6 common words)
Common example
melancholy
Rare example
meltwaters
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
O (18)

Questions

How many 10-letter words starting with mel are there?

23. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MELANCHOLY is among the common words in this set.