5-Letter Words Matching P__L_

There are 22 5-letter words that match P__L_. 12 are common words, such as PAILS and PALLS. A rarer one is PRILL. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

pailspallspawlspealspeelsphylapillspollspoolspsalmpullspurlspallypatlyphylepoilupoultprolepadleparlepeplaprill

About this list

Words
22 (12 common words)
Common example
pails
Rare example
prill
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching p__l_ are there?

22. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PAILS is among the common words in this set.