4-Letter Words Matching S__L

There are 12 4-letter words that match S__L. 6 are common words, such as SAIL and SEAL. A rarer one is SIAL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (5 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

sailsealsellsillsoilsoulseelshulskolsallsaulsial

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
sail
Rare example
sial
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (5)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching s__l are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SAIL is among the common words in this set.