12-Letter Words Matching B_________S_

There are 23 12-letter words that match B_________S_. 9 are common words, such as BACKWARDNESS and BARBARIANISM. A rarer one is BUCCANEERISH. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

backwardnessbarbarianismbenefactressbicameralismbilingualismbiophysicistblissfulnessboastfulnessbrackishnessbaselessnessbeggarlinessbootlessnessbasementlessbeautifulestbibliopegistbibliopolistbibulousnessbilateralismbioscientistbiuniquenessblimpishnessbronchospasmbuccaneerish

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Words
23 (9 common words)
Common example
backwardness
Rare example
buccaneerish
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching b_________s_ are there?

23. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKWARDNESS is among the common words in this set.