12-Letter Words Matching ________G_T_

There are 20 12-letter words that match ________G_T_. 14 are common words, such as BILLINGSGATE and CANDLELIGHTS. A rarer one is YESTERNIGHTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

billingsgatecandlelightsdreadnaughtsdreadnoughtsforethoughtsheavyweightslightweightspaperweightspennyweightssearchlightsspaceflightsstreetlightsunderweightswheelwrightscentrifugateheterozygotesupererogatedisaggregatetrothplightsyesternights

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Words
20 (14 common words)
Common example
billingsgate
Rare example
yesternights
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (19)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________g_t_ are there?

20. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BILLINGSGATE is among the common words in this set.