12-Letter Words Matching ________L_A_

There are 29 12-letter words that match ________L_A_. 7 are common words, such as BACCHANALIAN and BACCHANALIAS. A rarer one is VESPERTILIAN. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 29

Common words

bacchanalianbacchanaliasglossolaliashaemophiliasinterstellarmelancholiasvaudevillianepiscopalianextranucleargentianellasinternuclearintranuclear
bacchanalianbacchanaliasglossolaliashaemophiliasinterstellarmelancholiasvaudevillianepiscopalianextranucleargentianellasinternuclearintranuclearmelancholiacmultinuclearnecrophiliacnecrophiliasoverfamiliarchuckawallascoprophiliaccoprophiliascounterpleasmacronuclearmyofibrillarpassacagliasphotonuclearpsychedeliasselaginellassubumbrellasvespertilian

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Words
29 (7 common words)
Common example
bacchanalian
Rare example
vespertilian
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
I (23)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________l_a_ are there?

29. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACCHANALIAN is among the common words in this set.