8-Letter Words Matching ___L__A_

There are 86 8-letter words that match ___L__A_. 30 are common words, such as BAILSMAN and BAKLAVAS. A rarer one is WILLYWAW. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 33 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 86

Common words

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About this list

Words
86 (30 common words)
Common example
bailsman
Rare example
willywaw
Doubled letters
33
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
L (40)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___l__a_ are there?

86. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BAILSMAN is among the common words in this set.