5-Letter Words Matching N__L_

There are 12 5-letter words that match N__L_. 6 are common words, such as NAILS and NEWLY. A rarer one is NURLS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (6 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

nailsnewlynoblenoblynoelsnullsnellynyalanillsnoilsnoilynurls

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
nails
Rare example
nurls
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
S (6)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching n__l_ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NAILS is among the common words in this set.