6-Letter Words Matching W____L

There are 12 6-letter words that match W____L. 5 are common words, such as WEASEL and WEEVIL. A rarer one is WURZEL. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

weaselweevilwilfulwithalwoefulwadmalwittolwadmelwadmolwaefulwormilwurzel

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Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
weasel
Rare example
wurzel
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching w____l are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WEASEL is among the common words in this set.