9-Letter Words Matching W_______L

There are 12 9-letter words that match W_______L. 9 are common words, such as WATERFALL and WATERFOWL. A rarer one is WHOLEMEAL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

waterfallwaterfowlwatermillwhimsicalwhirlpoolwhitetailwhitewallwindchillwonderfulwheatmealwhipstallwholemeal

About this list

Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
waterfall
Rare example
wholemeal
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching w_______l are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WATERFALL is among the common words in this set.