4-Letter Words Matching _O_L

There are 36 4-letter words that match _O_L. 31 are common words, such as BOIL and BOLL. A rarer one is MOOL. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

boilbollbowlcoalcoilcoolcowldollfoalfoilfoolfoul
boilbollbowlcoalcoilcoolcowldollfoalfoilfoolfoulfowlgoalhowljowllollmoilmollnoelpollpoolroilrollsoilsoultoiltolltoolwoolyowlkoelkohlnoilrotlmool

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Words
36 (31 common words)
Common example
boil
Rare example
mool
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (8)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _o_l are there?

36. 31 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOIL is among the common words in this set.