7-Letter Words Matching _L____A

There are 18 7-letter words that match _L____A. 5 are common words, such as ALFALFA and ALGEBRA. A rarer one is ILLUVIA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

alfalfaalgebraalluviaaluminaplectraalamedaalforjaalgesiaclarkiaolestraplanulaplatinaplugolaalbiziaallodiaalthaeaglomerailluvia

About this list

Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
alfalfa
Rare example
illuvia
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _l____a are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALFALFA is among the common words in this set.