5-Letter Words Matching _L__R

There are 27 5-letter words that match _L__R. 18 are common words, such as ALDER and ALTAR. A rarer one is PLYER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

alderaltaralterblearbluerclearelderelverflairflierfloorflour
alderaltaralterblearbluerclearelderelverflairflierfloorflourflyerolderslierslyerulcerulnaralgorfleerfluorglairplierclourgluerillerplyer

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Words
27 (18 common words)
Common example
alder
Rare example
plyer
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _l__r are there?

27. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALDER is among the common words in this set.