11-Letter Words Matching ____L_D____

There are 23 11-letter words that match ____L_D____. 11 are common words, such as BATTLEDORES and BOBSLEDDERS. A rarer one is VINYLIDENES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

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Words
23 (11 common words)
Common example
battledores
Rare example
vinylidenes
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ____l_d____ are there?

23. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BATTLEDORES is among the common words in this set.