12-Letter Words Matching B__________E

There are 20 12-letter words that match B__________E. 5 are common words, such as BELLIGERENCE and BILLINGSGATE. A rarer one is BIOAVAILABLE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

belligerencebillingsgatebreaststrokebrilliantinebusinesslikebachelorettebaggywrinklebasidiosporebenzaldehydebenzophenonebiauriculatebiflagellatebismuthiniteblastosphereblatherskiteborosilicatebronchoscopebenzoapyrenebibliothecaebioavailable

About this list

Words
20 (5 common words)
Common example
belligerence
Rare example
bioavailable
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching b__________e are there?

20. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELLIGERENCE is among the common words in this set.