12-Letter Words Matching ________C__S

There are 140 12-letter words that match ________C__S. 65 are common words, such as ABSORBENCIES and ASCENDANCIES. A rarer one is TURBULENCIES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (132 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 140

Common words

absorbenciesascendanciesascendenciesbankruptciesbiochemicalsbraggadociosbrilliancieschaplainciescompetenciesconspiraciesconventiclescornstarches
absorbenciesascendanciesascendenciesbankruptciesbiochemicalsbraggadociosbrilliancieschaplainciescompetenciesconspiraciesconventiclescornstarchescrosshatchescrosspatchesdeathwatchesdeficienciesdegeneraciesdependencieseffeminaciesefficienciesepiscopaciesevangelicalsexcellenciesexpectanciesexpedienciesgreengrocersilliteraciesinaccuraciesinadequaciesinclemenciesincumbenciesindelicaciesinefficaciesinnumeraciesinsolvenciesinsurgenciesinveteracieslegitimaciesmagistraciesmalignanciesmegachurchesmendicanciesnecromancersnecromanciesnonclericalsoutstretchesparamedicalspermanenciesplutocraciespresidenciesprofligaciesredundanciesregeneraciesresilienciessmartwatchesstagecoachesstomachachesstringenciessubtenanciessucculenciessycophanciestransienciestrenchanciesviscountcieswristwatchesactinomycinsbackstitchesbenignancieschiromancerschiromanciescomplianciesconveyancersdetergenciesdivergenciesflatulenciesfrontbencheshorseleechesincessanciesincipienciesinsistenciesinternunciospertinenciespneumococcusprecedenciesschottischestruculenciestyrothricinswhipstitchesabsorbanciesadvertenciesantipiraciesarticulaciesbacteriocinsbromouracilschatoyanciescomplicaciesconceptaclescongruenciesconsonanciescorpulenciescryptococcuscunnilinctusczarevitchesdoxorubicinsebullienciesechinococcusenterococcusfantasticoesgreenfinchesheterocycleshoneybuncheshotchpotcheshydromanciesimmaculaciesimmoderaciesimportanciesinterspeciesintraspeciesitinerancieslockstitchesmultispeciesnonchemicalsnonfluenciesochlocraciesoverbleachespostulanciesprepotenciesradiotracersrecumbenciesreluctanciesrepellenciesrepugnanciessaltimboccasscaramouchesslavocraciessubjacenciessubpotenciessuperbitchestetradrachmsturbulencies

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Words
140 (65 common words)
Common example
absorbencies
Rare example
turbulencies
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
140
Most frequent letter
E (132)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________c__s are there?

140. 65 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSORBENCIES is among the common words in this set.