5-Letter Words Matching _L_R_

There are 21 5-letter words that match _L_R_. 15 are common words, such as ALARM and ALERT. A rarer one is SLURB. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

alarmalertblareblurbblursblurtclerkflareflirtfloraglaregloryslurpslursultraalaryclaroclaryfloryglaryslurb

About this list

Words
21 (15 common words)
Common example
alarm
Rare example
slurb
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _l_r_ are there?

21. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALARM is among the common words in this set.