7-Letter Words Matching L_____A

There are 17 7-letter words that match L_____A. 2 are common words, such as LAMBADA and LASAGNA. A rarer one is LORDOMA. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

lambadalasagnalamellalantanalavoltalemmatalempiraleucomalobelialabellalatakialeukomalixivialocustaloganialomentalordoma

About this list

Words
17 (2 common words)
Common example
lambada
Rare example
lordoma
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching l_____a are there?

17. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LAMBADA is among the common words in this set.