6-Letter Words Matching ___L_N

There are 44 6-letter words that match ___L_N. 15 are common words, such as FALLEN and GALLON. A rarer one is YEELIN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 44

Common words

fallengallongoblinkaolinmarlinmuslinpollenpoplinraglanratlinstolenstolon
fallengallongoblinkaolinmarlinmuslinpollenpoplinraglanratlinstolenstolonsullenviolinwoolenanilinballonberlinbilloncaplindunlinetaloninulinmerlinmerlonmoulinmyelinpurlincallancarlincatlincodlincymlindoblonhyalinlallanmullenpaulinphylonprolanreplansimlintiglonyeelin

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Words
44 (15 common words)
Common example
fallen
Rare example
yeelin
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (26)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___l_n are there?

44. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FALLEN is among the common words in this set.