8-Letter Words Matching __W__L__

There are 23 8-letter words that match __W__L__. 11 are common words, such as BEWAILED and COWBELLS. A rarer one is UPWELLED. 19 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

bewailedcowbellsdowelleddownplayjewelledjewellerlawfullyrowelledsawmillstowelledunwieldysewellelunwilledbewailerbowelleddewfallsdewooledinwalledlowballssawbillssowbellyunwalledupwelled

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Words
23 (11 common words)
Common example
bewailed
Rare example
upwelled
Doubled letters
19
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __w__l__ are there?

23. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEWAILED is among the common words in this set.