8-Letter Words Matching ___L___T

There are 87 8-letter words that match ___L___T. 45 are common words, such as AFFLUENT and BURLIEST. A rarer one is WOULDEST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (62 words). 36 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 87

Common words

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Words
87 (45 common words)
Common example
affluent
Rare example
wouldest
Doubled letters
36
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (62)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___l___t are there?

87. 45 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFLUENT is among the common words in this set.