8-Letter Words Matching __G__L__

There are 17 8-letter words that match __G__L__. 7 are common words, such as BEGUILED and BEGUILER. A rarer one is UNGALLED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

beguiledbeguilerbeguilesmagnoliasignaledsignalersignallyaiguillecagouleslugholesmagdalenmegillahbegalledlogrollspignoliapignolisungalled

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Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
beguiled
Rare example
ungalled
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __g__l__ are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEGUILED is among the common words in this set.