8-Letter Words Matching __L____O

There are 16 8-letter words that match __L____O. 8 are common words, such as BALLYHOO and CILANTRO. A rarer one is MILLIMHO. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

ballyhoocilantrofalsettojalapenopalmettopalominopoliticocoloradodolorosoobligatosolidagowallaroocallaloomilesimomillimhofellatio

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Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
ballyhoo
Rare example
millimho
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __l____o are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALLYHOO is among the common words in this set.