12-Letter Words Matching __L________T

There are 22 12-letter words that match __L________T. 6 are common words, such as BELITTLEMENT and COLLECTIVIST. A rarer one is VOLUNTARYIST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

belittlementcollectivistdeliquescentmaltreatmenttelegraphistwelterweightballottementpalindromistyellowthroatcoleopteristmalacologistmillilambertmultielementmultiproductpalynologistphlebotomistpolygraphistsalvationistselectionistselenologistsilhouettistvoluntaryist

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Words
22 (6 common words)
Common example
belittlement
Rare example
voluntaryist
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (19)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching __l________t are there?

22. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELITTLEMENT is among the common words in this set.