12-Letter Words Matching _____A_S____

There are 18 12-letter words that match _____A_S____. 7 are common words, such as CARAVANSERAI and COMPLAISANCE. A rarer one is NONCLASSROOM. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

caravanseraicomplaisancegeneralshipsneoclassicalscholarshipsshowmanshipsworkmanshipsmarshalshipsmessiahshipsmistranslateoarsmanshipsartisanshipsforemanshipsfundraisingsjaponaiserielifemanshipsnonclassicalnonclassroom

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Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
caravanserai
Rare example
nonclassroom
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _____a_s____ are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CARAVANSERAI is among the common words in this set.