6-Letter Words Matching S___L_

There are 116 6-letter words that match S___L_. 76 are common words, such as SADDLE and SAFELY. A rarer one is SWIPLE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (51 words). 40 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 116

Common words

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About this list

Words
116 (76 common words)
Common example
saddle
Rare example
swiple
Doubled letters
40
Ending in S
51
Most frequent letter
S (51)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s___l_ are there?

116. 76 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SADDLE is among the common words in this set.