7-Letter Words Matching I_L____

There are 17 7-letter words that match I_L____. 5 are common words, such as ILLEGAL and ILLICIT. A rarer one is IOLITES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

illegalillicitillnessinlandsislandsillogicillumedillumesidlesseillitesilliticilluviainlacedinlacesinlayerinliersiolites

About this list

Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
illegal
Rare example
iolites
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching i_l____ are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ILLEGAL is among the common words in this set.