5-Letter Words Matching S___L

There are 56 5-letter words that match S___L. 30 are common words, such as SCOWL and SCULL. A rarer one is SWAIL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 56

Common words

scowlscullsepalshallshawlshellshillshoalsibylsisalskillskoal
scowlscullsepalshallshawlshellshillshoalsibylsisalskillskoalskullsmallsmellsnailsnarlspellspielspillspoilspoolstallstealsteelstillstoolswellswillswirlsalolshoolsigilskirlspallstullsuralsalalscallschulseralsetalshaulshealsheolshielshorlsnellsnoolsokolsorelsotolspailspeelspeilswail

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Words
56 (30 common words)
Common example
scowl
Rare example
swail
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (22)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s___l are there?

56. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCOWL is among the common words in this set.