10-Letter Words Matching _____LS___

There are 12 10-letter words that match _____LS___. 9 are common words, such as COMPULSION and COMPULSIVE. A rarer one is SHOVELSFUL. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

compulsioncompulsivecompulsoryconsulshipconvulsingconvulsionconvulsivepropulsionpropulsiveconvulsantbarrelsfulshovelsful

About this list

Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
compulsion
Rare example
shovelsful
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____ls___ are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COMPULSION is among the common words in this set.