12-Letter Words Matching ____D__E____

There are 23 12-letter words that match ____D__E____. 17 are common words, such as BEFUDDLEMENT and BLOODINESSES. A rarer one is OVERDIRECTED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

befuddlementbloodinessescloudinessesfraudulencesfraudulentlygreedinesseslaunderettesmisaddressedmisaddressesoverdevelopsshoddinessesspeedinessesspeedometerssteadinessessturdinessestrendinessesuntidinessesaerodoneticsimpedimentaltweedinessesarchdukedomsbroodinessesoverdirected

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Words
23 (17 common words)
Common example
befuddlement
Rare example
overdirected
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
E (21)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____d__e____ are there?

23. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEFUDDLEMENT is among the common words in this set.