9-Letter Words Matching ______L_A

There are 22 9-letter words that match ______L_A. 6 are common words, such as CEREBELLA and EPITHELIA. A rarer one is SOPAPILLA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

cerebellaepitheliagenitaliaguerrillaperiheliascintillacamarillachlorellacolumellaecholaliagrindeliajuvenilianeurogliapanatellasabadillasapodillavaricellacuadrillahaustellaneophiliasopapillazoophilia

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Words
22 (6 common words)
Common example
cerebella
Rare example
sopapilla
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ______l_a are there?

22. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CEREBELLA is among the common words in this set.