5-Letter Words Matching L___A

There are 22 5-letter words that match L___A. 4 are common words, such as LABIA and LARVA. A rarer one is LYCEA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

labialarvaleptallamalemmalamialianalibralogialubraluffalyssalyttalabralauralehualimbalimpalingaloofalutealycea

About this list

Words
22 (4 common words)
Common example
labia
Rare example
lycea
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (8)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching l___a are there?

22. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LABIA is among the common words in this set.