9-Letter Words Matching _S_____L_

There are 20 9-letter words that match _S_____L_. 10 are common words, such as ASEXUALLY and ASHAMEDLY. A rarer one is ISOGONALS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

asexuallyashamedlyasininelyasphodelsassumableassuredlyastraddleespousalsestimableuselesslyassayableassumablyassumedlyastragalsespagnoleestimablyestoppelsosmicallyeschewalsisogonals

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Words
20 (10 common words)
Common example
asexually
Rare example
isogonals
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
A (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _s_____l_ are there?

20. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASEXUALLY is among the common words in this set.