13-Letter Words Matching _________L__S

There are 59 13-letter words that match _________L__S. 8 are common words, such as CHARACTERLESS and COMMONWEALTHS. A rarer one is ZYGODACTYLOUS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (51 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 59

Common words

characterlesscommonwealthsmademoisellespaterfamiliassarsaparillasschoolfellowssemimonthliesswashbucklersdimensionlessautocephalouscapercailliesdiencephalons
characterlesscommonwealthsmademoisellespaterfamiliassarsaparillasschoolfellowssemimonthliesswashbucklersdimensionlessautocephalouscapercailliesdiencephalonsdirectionlessdisassembliesentomophilouslactobacillusleptophyllousmantelshelvesmaterfamiliasstenopetalousstenophyllousstructurelesssuperfamiliestraditionlessaffectionlessanencephaliesantiglobulinsautocephaliesbibliophiliescavernicolousconcanavalinscontainerlessconventiclersenterocoelousentomophilieseosinophiliasfortnightliesheterocyclicshomeschoolersinterinvolvesintermeddlersmethoxychlorsmicrophyllousmollycoddlersnonalcoholicsnoradrenalinsovercredulouspolydactyliespralltrillersprostacyclinsradiationlessstickhandlerssubassembliessubstancelessthermophilousundersuppliesvalpolicellasvibrationlesszygodactylous

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Words
59 (8 common words)
Common example
characterless
Rare example
zygodactylous
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
59
Most frequent letter
E (51)

Questions

How many 13-letter words matching _________l__s are there?

59. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHARACTERLESS is among the common words in this set.