9-Letter Words Matching _P_____L_

There are 41 9-letter words that match _P_____L_. 20 are common words, such as APPROVALS and OPTICALLY. A rarer one is UPROOTALS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (35 words). 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 41

Common words

approvalsopticallyoptimallyopulentlyspacewalkspadefulssparinglyspatiallyspeciallyspectaclespeedwellspendable
approvalsopticallyoptimallyopulentlyspacewalkspadefulssparinglyspatiallyspeciallyspectaclespeedwellspendablespitballssplashilyspoonbillspoonfulssprightlyspringilyupheavalsuprightlyepiduralsopposablespandrelsspeakablespeedballspellablespillableepicotylsepochallyoperantlyoperoselyoptionalsspallablespandrilsspareablespoilablespottablespringaldspringalsspurgallsuprootals

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Words
41 (20 common words)
Common example
approvals
Rare example
uprootals
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (35)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _p_____l_ are there?

41. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPROVALS is among the common words in this set.