12-Letter Words Matching ___A_______L

There are 21 12-letter words that match ___A_______L. 4 are common words, such as DEPARTMENTAL and METAPHORICAL. A rarer one is SYNAPTOSOMAL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

departmentalmetaphoricalmetaphysicalparadisaicalapparitionalhexametricalmetatheticalparadisiacalsubabdominaltyrannicidalaquaculturaldilatationalexcavationalinfanticidalinhalationalmanagementalmisappraisalparaboloidalparatacticalsprachgefuhlsynaptosomal

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Words
21 (4 common words)
Common example
departmental
Rare example
synaptosomal
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (20)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___a_______l are there?

21. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEPARTMENTAL is among the common words in this set.