5-Letter Words Matching __EL_

There are 45 5-letter words that match __EL_. 26 are common words, such as DUELS and DWELL. A rarer one is TEELS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 45

Common words

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About this list

Words
45 (26 common words)
Common example
duels
Rare example
teels
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (27)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __el_ are there?

45. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DUELS is among the common words in this set.