10-Letter Words Matching ____Q____S

There are 12 10-letter words that match ____Q____S. 4 are common words, such as ANTIQUATES and OBSEQUIOUS. A rarer one is NONAQUEOUS. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

antiquatesobsequiouspipsqueaksreacquiresobloquioussetsquaressubaqueousantiquarkscaciquismsclinquantsmoonquakesnonaqueous

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
antiquates
Rare example
nonaqueous
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
U (12)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____q____s are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTIQUATES is among the common words in this set.