5-Letter Words Matching __E_L

There are 24 5-letter words that match __E_L. 15 are common words, such as AREAL and CREEL. A rarer one is ZOEAL. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

arealcreeldwellidealkneelknellquellshellsmellspellstealsteelswellwhealwheelilealshealsheolsnellspeelspeilurealuvealzoeal

About this list

Words
24 (15 common words)
Common example
areal
Rare example
zoeal
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __e_l are there?

24. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AREAL is among the common words in this set.