12-Letter Words Matching ___L___S____

There are 18 12-letter words that match ___L___S____. 7 are common words, such as BILLINGSGATE and CABLECASTING. A rarer one is SKILLESSNESS. 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

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Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
billingsgate
Rare example
skillessness
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___l___s____ are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BILLINGSGATE is among the common words in this set.