11-Letter Words Matching ___L_____G_

There are 12 11-letter words that match ___L_____G_. 4 are common words, such as PUBLISHINGS and ROLLICKINGS. A rarer one is TOOLMAKINGS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

publishingsrollickingsspelunkingswellspringsbibliophagebollockingscollectingsreflexologyballooningsnonlanguagesublanguagetoolmakings

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
publishings
Rare example
toolmakings
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
N (10)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___l_____g_ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PUBLISHINGS is among the common words in this set.