4-Letter Words Matching D_L_

There are 14 4-letter words that match D_L_. 9 are common words, such as DALE and DELI. A rarer one is DELS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

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About this list

Words
14 (9 common words)
Common example
dale
Rare example
dels
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (7)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching d_l_ are there?

14. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DALE is among the common words in this set.