6-Letter Words Matching L__R__

There are 22 6-letter words that match L__R__. 8 are common words, such as LAIRDS and LAUREL. A rarer one is LIVRES. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

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Words
22 (8 common words)
Common example
lairds
Rare example
livres
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching l__r__ are there?

22. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LAIRDS is among the common words in this set.