7-Letter Words Matching E_L____

There are 16 7-letter words that match E_L____. 7 are common words, such as ECLAIRS and ECLIPSE. A rarer one is EELIEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

eclairseclipseeclogueellipseenlargeenlistsenliveneellikeeelpouteelwormenlacedenlaceseolithserlkingeulogiaeeliest

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
eclairs
Rare example
eeliest
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching e_l____ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ECLAIRS is among the common words in this set.