9-Letter Words Matching __L_____Y

There are 114 9-letter words that match __L_____Y. 55 are common words, such as ALLEGEDLY and ALLOWABLY. A rarer one is WOLFBERRY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (73 words). 42 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 114

Common words

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About this list

Words
114 (55 common words)
Common example
allegedly
Rare example
wolfberry
Doubled letters
42
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (73)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __l_____y are there?

114. 55 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALLEGEDLY is among the common words in this set.