5-Letter Words Matching P_L__

There are 53 5-letter words that match P_L__. 31 are common words, such as PALED and PALER. A rarer one is PULIS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

paledpalerpalespallspalmspalmypalsypelfspeltsphloxpilafpilau
paledpalerpalespallspalmspalmypalsypelfspeltsphloxpilafpilaupiledpilespillspilotpolarpoledpolespoliopolkapollspolospolyppuledpulespullspulpspulpypulsepylonpaleopallypilchpileipolerpolispolyspulaspulerpaleapaletpalpipalpspelespelonpilarpilawpileapilispiluspulikpulis

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Words
53 (31 common words)
Common example
paled
Rare example
pulis
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
S (23)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching p_l__ are there?

53. 31 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PALED is among the common words in this set.