9-Letter Words Matching ____G_L__

There are 22 9-letter words that match ____G_L__. 12 are common words, such as BLUEGILLS and EVANGELIC. A rarer one is WINDGALLS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

bluegillsevangelicillegallyirregularmarigoldssquiggledsquigglesstraggledstragglerstragglesstruggledstrugglesstrugglerdanegeldsovergildspolygalasrejuggledrejugglesscungillispurgallsweregildswindgalls

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Words
22 (12 common words)
Common example
bluegills
Rare example
windgalls
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____g_l__ are there?

22. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLUEGILLS is among the common words in this set.