12-Letter Words Matching ___D__L_____

There are 18 12-letter words that match ___D__L_____. 6 are common words, such as CANDLELIGHTS and CARDIOLOGIES. A rarer one is VOIDABLENESS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

candlelightscardiologiescardiologistcordialitieslandholdingsquadrillionsconduplicatedendrologistlaudablenessreadablenesscandyflossescaudillismosdendrologieshandholdingsmaidenlinessnondepletingroadholdingsvoidableness

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Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
candlelights
Rare example
voidableness
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___d__l_____ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CANDLELIGHTS is among the common words in this set.