5-Letter Words Matching L_O__

There are 16 5-letter words that match L_O__. 9 are common words, such as LIONS and LOOKS. A rarer one is LOOIE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

lionslooksloomsloonsloonyloopsloopylooselootsleoneloobylooedlooeyloofaloofslooie

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
lions
Rare example
looie
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching l_o__ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LIONS is among the common words in this set.