12-Letter Words Matching _A_____D____

There are 27 12-letter words that match _A_____D____. 12 are common words, such as BACKHANDEDLY and BACKWARDNESS. A rarer one is VANGUARDISTS. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

backhandedlybackwardnessbackwoodsmanbackwoodsmencarbohydratecasehardenedgallbladdershardheadedlylandholdingsparaglidingsrailroadingsvagabondages
backhandedlybackwardnessbackwoodsmanbackwoodsmencarbohydratecasehardenedgallbladdershardheadedlylandholdingsparaglidingsrailroadingsvagabondagesbastinadoingmanifoldnessmaquiladorastarradiddlesballhandlingbarricadoingcarbohydrasecarbonadoinghandholdingslandlordismspathfindingssalamandrinevagabondismsvanguardismsvanguardists

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Words
27 (12 common words)
Common example
backhandedly
Rare example
vanguardists
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
15

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _a_____d____ are there?

27. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKHANDEDLY is among the common words in this set.