8-Letter Words Matching G_L_____

There are 81 8-letter words that match G_L_____. 18 are common words, such as GALACTIC and GALAXIES. A rarer one is GULPIEST. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (56 words). 35 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 81

Common words

galacticgalaxiesgallantsgalleonsgalleriagalliumsgallopedgaloshesgalumphsgalvanicgelatinegelatins
galacticgalaxiesgallantsgalleonsgalleriagalliumsgallopedgaloshesgalumphsgalvanicgelatinegelatinsgeldingsgildingsgoldenergoldfishgoldminegulliblegalangalgalbanumgalleassgalliardgallipotgallopergallusesgelationgeliditygilbertsgiltheadgolfingsgolliwoggulfweedgulliblygulositygalabiasgalabiehgalabiyagalateasgalavantgaleatedgalenitegalileesgalipotsgalivantgallatesgalleinsgalletasgalletedgalliassgallicangalliotsgallnutsgalloonsgallootsgallusedgallyinggalopadegalopinggaloshedgelatinggellantsgelsemiagildhallgillnetsgillyinggolcondagoldarnsgoldbugsgoldenlygoldeyesgoldurnsgolgothagoliardsgollywoggoloshesgulfiestgulflikegullablegullablygullyinggulpiest

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Words
81 (18 common words)
Common example
galactic
Rare example
gulpiest
Doubled letters
35
Ending in S
33
Most frequent letter
A (56)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching g_l_____ are there?

81. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GALACTIC is among the common words in this set.