5-Letter Words Matching L_E__

There are 13 5-letter words that match L_E__. 7 are common words, such as LEECH and LEEKS. A rarer one is LIEVE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

leechleeksleersleeryliegelienslieusloesslweislaevoleetslierslieve

About this list

Words
13 (7 common words)
Common example
leech
Rare example
lieve
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (8)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching l_e__ are there?

13. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LEECH is among the common words in this set.