7-Letter Words Matching ___L_D_

There are 19 7-letter words that match ___L_D_. 11 are common words, such as BALLADS and COLLIDE. A rarer one is SIALIDS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

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About this list

Words
19 (11 common words)
Common example
ballads
Rare example
sialids
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___l_d_ are there?

19. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLADS is among the common words in this set.