9-Letter Words Matching W_____L__

There are 21 9-letter words that match W_____L__. 13 are common words, such as WAKEFULLY and WASHABLES. A rarer one is WORKFOLKS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

wakefullywashableswassailedweaselledwillfullywindfallswindmillswishfullywistfullywithholdswoefullerwoodpileswormholeswailfullywassailerwearableswellholesweregildswindgallswoolfellsworkfolks

About this list

Words
21 (13 common words)
Common example
wakefully
Rare example
workfolks
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching w_____l__ are there?

21. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WAKEFULLY is among the common words in this set.