5-Letter Words Matching _EL__

There are 96 5-letter words that match _EL__. 58 are common words, such as BELAY and BELCH. A rarer one is YELKS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 29 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 96

Common words

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About this list

Words
96 (58 common words)
Common example
belay
Rare example
yelks
Doubled letters
29
Ending in S
36
Most frequent letter
S (40)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _el__ are there?

96. 58 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELAY is among the common words in this set.