12-Letter Words Matching ________L__S

There are 149 12-letter words that match ________L__S. 38 are common words, such as BACCHANALIAS and BLACKMAILERS. A rarer one is WATERFOWLERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (123 words). 87 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 149

Common words

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About this list

Words
149 (38 common words)
Common example
bacchanalias
Rare example
waterfowlers
Doubled letters
87
Ending in S
149
Most frequent letter
E (123)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________l__s are there?

149. 38 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACCHANALIAS is among the common words in this set.