8-Letter Words Matching ____A__L

There are 47 8-letter words that match ____A__L. 12 are common words, such as BETRAYAL and DEFRAYAL. A rarer one is WARRAGAL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 47

Common words

betrayaldefrayalfontanelmaniacalmethanolmislabelmuscatelneonatalnonfatalprenatalupheavalzodiacal
betrayaldefrayalfontanelmaniacalmethanolmislabelmuscatelneonatalnonfatalprenatalupheavalzodiacalfentanylastragalbechamelbrocatelcascabeldowsabelguaiacolheliacalmuscadelorinasalstomatalabomasalcarbamylcarbarylchalazalcinnamylclimatalflavanolhaematalnonnavalnonpapaloutcavilpentanolpickadilpostanalprebasalprecavalprimatalsantalolsubnasalsubpaneltaffarelthoracaltympanalwarragal

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Words
47 (12 common words)
Common example
betrayal
Rare example
warragal
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (33)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____a__l are there?

47. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BETRAYAL is among the common words in this set.