12-Letter Words Matching _A_Q________

There are 13 12-letter words that match _A_Q________. 4 are common words, such as MARQUISETTES and MASQUERADERS. A rarer one is VANQUISHABLE. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

marquisettesmasqueradersmasqueradingracquetballsharquebusiermarqueteriespasqueflowerbarquentineslacquerwareslacquerworksmarquessatespasquinadingvanquishable

About this list

Words
13 (4 common words)
Common example
marquisettes
Rare example
vanquishable
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _a_q________ are there?

13. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MARQUISETTES is among the common words in this set.