6-Letter Words Matching __L_L_

There are 23 6-letter words that match __L_L_. 11 are common words, such as ALLELE and BALDLY. A rarer one is XYLYLS. In this set, Y is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

allelebaldlyboldlycalmlycoldlyhalalsmildlypalelysolelyvilelywildlyallylshalalaholilyoililysalolswililyxylolspilulesalalstolylsuglilyxylyls

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Words
23 (11 common words)
Common example
allele
Rare example
xylyls
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
Y (17)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __l_l_ are there?

23. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLELE is among the common words in this set.