6-Letter Words Matching ___L_S

There are 241 6-letter words that match ___L_S. 120 are common words, such as ADDLES and ADULTS. A rarer one is YODLES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (131 words). 73 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 241

Common words

addlesadultsaislesamblesanglesanklesapplesatollsbaulksbellesbiblesbugles
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About this list

Words
241 (120 common words)
Common example
addles
Rare example
yodles
Doubled letters
73
Ending in S
241
Most frequent letter
E (131)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___l_s are there?

241. 120 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ADDLES is among the common words in this set.