11-Letter Words Matching ___L______A

There are 12 11-letter words that match ___L______A. 2 are common words, such as CYCLOPAEDIA and PHILODENDRA. A rarer one is THALASSEMIA. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

cyclopaediaphilodendrabibliomaniabibliothecacollectaneacollenchymacycloplegiacyclothymiaochlophobiaprolegomenascolopendrathalassemia

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Words
12 (2 common words)
Common example
cyclopaedia
Rare example
thalassemia
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (11)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___l______a are there?

12. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CYCLOPAEDIA is among the common words in this set.