13-Letter Words Matching ___G_____S___

There are 21 13-letter words that match ___G_____S___. 10 are common words, such as FLIGHTINESSES and FORGIVENESSES. A rarer one is TRIGGERFISHES. 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

flightinessesforgivenesseshaggardnesseshaughtinesseslanguidnesseslengthinessesnaughtinessespiggishnesseswaggishnessesweightinessesfidgetinessesoligopolisticdoggishnessesdoughtinesseshoggishnesseslaggardnessesphagocytosingsongfulnessesstaggerbushessurgeonfishestriggerfishes

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Words
21 (10 common words)
Common example
flightinesses
Rare example
triggerfishes
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
19

Questions

How many 13-letter words matching ___g_____s___ are there?

21. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FLIGHTINESSES is among the common words in this set.