12-Letter Words Matching B_________G_

There are 17 12-letter words that match B_________G_. 8 are common words, such as BABYSITTINGS and BACKPACKINGS. A rarer one is BUSHRANGINGS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

babysittingsbackpackingsbacteriologybookbindingsbookkeepingsbootleggingsbreakthroughbricklayingsbobsleddingsbaserunningsbearbaitingsbedcoveringsbonefishingsbooksellingsbullbaitingsbulldoggingsbushrangings

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Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
babysittings
Rare example
bushrangings
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching b_________g_ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BABYSITTINGS is among the common words in this set.