6-Letter Words Matching O_L___

There are 24 6-letter words that match O_L___. 10 are common words, such as OBLATE and OBLIGE. A rarer one is OXLIPS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

oblateobligeoblongoglersoglingoilieroilingonlineowletsowlishoblastoilcanoilcupoilersoililyoilmanoilmenooliteoologyorlopsoilwayoolithoolongoxlips

About this list

Words
24 (10 common words)
Common example
oblate
Rare example
oxlips
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching o_l___ are there?

24. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OBLATE is among the common words in this set.