12-Letter Words Matching _B________S_

There are 12 12-letter words that match _B________S_. 9 are common words, such as ABOLITIONISM and ABOLITIONIST. A rarer one is ABORTIVENESS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

abolitionismabolitionistabrasivenessabsolutenessabstractnessabstrusenessobduratenessobscurantismobscurantistobligingnessobsoletenessabortiveness

About this list

Words
12 (9 common words)
Common example
abolitionism
Rare example
abortiveness
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
N (12)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _b________s_ are there?

12. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABOLITIONISM is among the common words in this set.