12-Letter Words Matching V________S__

There are 23 12-letter words that match V________S__. 9 are common words, such as VACATIONISTS and VICHYSSOISES. A rarer one is VOTIVENESSES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

vacationistsvichyssoisesvictoriouslyvigilantismsvigilantistsvociferouslyvoluminouslyvoluntarismsvoluptuouslyvalvulitisesvillainessesvillainouslyviviparouslyvacantnessesvagabondismsvaginismusesvanguardismsvanguardistsvenialnessesvineyardistsvirginalistsvoluntaristsvotivenesses

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Words
23 (9 common words)
Common example
vacationists
Rare example
votivenesses
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
I (21)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching v________s__ are there?

23. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

VACATIONISTS is among the common words in this set.