8-Letter Words Matching G_____L_

There are 81 8-letter words that match G_____L_. 28 are common words, such as GARGOYLE and GARISHLY. A rarer one is GUSTABLE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 32 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 81

Common words

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About this list

Words
81 (28 common words)
Common example
gargoyle
Rare example
gustable
Doubled letters
32
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
A (48)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching g_____l_ are there?

81. 28 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GARGOYLE is among the common words in this set.