4-Letter Words Matching L_A_

There are 14 4-letter words that match L_A_. 12 are common words, such as LEAD and LEAF. A rarer one is LEAR. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

leadleafleakleanleapleasliarloadloafloamloanluauleallear

About this list

Words
14 (12 common words)
Common example
lead
Rare example
lear
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (8)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching l_a_ are there?

14. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LEAD is among the common words in this set.