12-Letter Words Matching ___A___O____

There are 56 12-letter words that match ___A___O____. 20 are common words, such as CALAMITOUSLY and CAPARISONING. A rarer one is UNHANDSOMELY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 56

Common words

calamitouslycaparisoningcatastrophescatastrophicdisapprovalsdisapprovingdisastrouslyexpansionaryexpansionismexpansionisthematologieshematologist
calamitouslycaparisoningcatastrophescatastrophicdisapprovalsdisapprovingdisastrouslyexpansionaryexpansionismexpansionisthematologieshematologistmelancholiasmelancholiesmiraculouslyoceanologiesparatroopersrefashioningurbanologiesurbanologistmelancholicsuncataloguedappassionatocadaverouslyclearstoriesescapologistincautiouslylaparotomiesmelancholiacparachronismparalipomenaparasitologysplashboardsstrawflowersteratologiesteratologistagranulocytedisapproversescapologiesgelatinouslyhemangiomataimpassioningkeratotomiesmalacologiesmalacologistnematologiesnematologistoblanceolateoceanologistoleaginouslyorganologiesparaboloidalphrasemongerpreapprovingsomatologiesunhandsomely

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Words
56 (20 common words)
Common example
calamitously
Rare example
unhandsomely
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
S (48)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___a___o____ are there?

56. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALAMITOUSLY is among the common words in this set.