11-Letter Words Matching ___L_____D_

There are 12 11-letter words that match ___L_____D_. 3 are common words, such as CHALKBOARDS and GIRLFRIENDS. A rarer one is SMALLSWORDS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

chalkboardsgirlfriendsthalidomideparlormaidsphyllocladerallentandotailorbirdsyellowbirdsyellowwoodsdiglyceridemidlatitudesmallswords

About this list

Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
chalkboards
Rare example
smallswords
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
O (9)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___l_____d_ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHALKBOARDS is among the common words in this set.