4-Letter Words Matching _A_L

There are 43 4-letter words that match _A_L. 28 are common words, such as BAIL and BALL. A rarer one is WAWL. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 43

Common words

bailballbawlcallearlfailfallgallgaolhailhallhaul
bailballbawlcallearlfailfallgallgaolhailhallhauljailmailmallmarlmaulnailpailpallpawlrailsailtailtallwailwallyawlcarlcauldahlfarlharljarlkailtaelvailbaallallsallsaulwaulwawl

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Words
43 (28 common words)
Common example
bail
Rare example
wawl
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _a_l are there?

43. 28 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAIL is among the common words in this set.