12-Letter Words Matching ___DS_______

There are 16 12-letter words that match ___DS_______. 8 are common words, such as CARDSHARPERS and HANDSOMENESS. A rarer one is WORDSMITHERY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

cardsharpershandsomenesshardscrabbleheadshrinkerloudspeakersmaidservantswindsurfingswoodsinessescardsharpingcoldshoulderlandscapistsgladsomenesshandsbreadthhardstandingwoodsheddingwordsmithery

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
cardsharpers
Rare example
wordsmithery
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___ds_______ are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CARDSHARPERS is among the common words in this set.