6-Letter Words Matching ___L_I

There are 13 6-letter words that match ___L_I. 3 are common words, such as CHILLI and NUCLEI. A rarer one is THOLOI. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

chillinucleiphalliaculeimalleiduellinielliocellisigloismaltistelaithallitholoi

About this list

Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
chilli
Rare example
tholoi
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___l_i are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHILLI is among the common words in this set.