8-Letter Words Matching ____DL__

There are 40 8-letter words that match ____DL__. 27 are common words, such as BRINDLED and BRINDLES. A rarer one is TWEEDLES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (39 words). 19 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

brindledbrindleschandlerdwindleddwindlesfloodlitgriddlesspindledspindlesswaddledswaddlesswindled
brindledbrindleschandlerdwindleddwindlesfloodlitgriddlesspindledspindlesswaddledswaddlesswindledswindlerswindlestreadledtreadlestrundledtrundlertrundlestwaddledtwaddlertwaddlestwiddledtwiddleswheedledwheedlerwheedlescloudletroundlettwiddlergriddledspindlerstaddlestreadlertreddledtreddlestrindledtrindlestweedledtweedles

About this list

Words
40 (27 common words)
Common example
brindled
Rare example
tweedles
Doubled letters
19
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (39)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____dl__ are there?

40. 27 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRINDLED is among the common words in this set.