7-Letter Words Matching O_L____

There are 26 7-letter words that match O_L____. 7 are common words, such as OBLIGED and OBLIGES. A rarer one is OWLLIKE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

obligedobligesobliqueoblongsobloquyoiliestoilskinobligeeobligerobligoroilbirdoilcans
obligedobligesobliqueoblongsobloquyoiliestoilskinobligeeobligerobligoroilbirdoilcansoilseedooliticoologicoblastioblastsoblatesoilcampoilcupsoilholeoilwaysoolitesoolithsoolongsowllike

About this list

Words
26 (7 common words)
Common example
obliged
Rare example
owllike
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
I (21)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching o_l____ are there?

26. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OBLIGED is among the common words in this set.