12-Letter Words Matching ____L_____S_

There are 80 12-letter words that match ____L_____S_. 38 are common words, such as ABSOLUTENESS and CARELESSNESS. A rarer one is WORKLESSNESS. 76 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 80

Common words

absolutenesscarelessnesscharlatanismchurlishnesscompletenessdesolatenessdevilishnessfearlessnessflawlessnessformlessnessghoulishnessharmlessness
absolutenesscarelessnesscharlatanismchurlishnesscompletenessdesolatenessdevilishnessfearlessnessflawlessnessformlessnessghoulishnessharmlessnessheedlessnesshelplessnesshomelessnesshopelessnessimpolitenesslifelessnesslistlessnessmetallurgistmindlessnessnebulousnessneedlessnesspainlessnesspitilessnesspopulousnessrecklessnessresolutenessrestlessnessruthlessnessselflessnessskillfulnessspotlessnessstealthinesstactlessnessticklishnesstimelessnesstirelessnessbaselessnessbootlessnessfabulousnessfecklessnessfootlessnessgormlessnessnamelessnessobsoletenesspatulousnesspurblindnessrootlessnesssedulousnessseedlessnesssoullessnesstroglodytismtunelessnessvigilanteismangelologistbibulousnessfacelessnessfamiliarnessfoodlessnesshairlessnessheadlessnesshornlessnesslandlessnesslifelikenesslovelessnesslovelornnessmovelessnesspathlessnessperilousnessphillumenistplanlessnessplotlessnessseamlessnessskillessnesssterlingnesstonelessnesswinglessnesswordlessnessworklessness

About this list

Words
80 (38 common words)
Common example
absoluteness
Rare example
worklessness
Doubled letters
76
Ending in S
74

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____l_____s_ are there?

80. 38 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSOLUTENESS is among the common words in this set.