5-Letter Words Matching __L_S

There are 232 5-letter words that match __L_S. 165 are common words, such as ATLAS and AXLES. A rarer one is ZILLS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (81 words). 55 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 232

Common words

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About this list

Words
232 (165 common words)
Common example
atlas
Rare example
zills
Doubled letters
55
Ending in S
232
Most frequent letter
E (81)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __l_s are there?

232. 165 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATLAS is among the common words in this set.