12-Letter Words Matching __L_____G___

There are 18 12-letter words that match __L_____G___. 5 are common words, such as BILLINGSGATE and DELEVERAGING. A rarer one is SELENOLOGIST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

billingsgatedeleveraginglallygagginglollygaggingmultilingualballyraggingbullyraggingsplenomegalyalloantigensbalneologiesmalacologiesmalacologistpalynologiespalynologistphlebologiespilgrimagingselenologiesselenologist

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
billingsgate
Rare example
selenologist
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching __l_____g___ are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BILLINGSGATE is among the common words in this set.