13-Letter Words Matching _A_________G_

There are 19 13-letter words that match _A_________G_. 9 are common words, such as BACKSLAPPINGS and FAULTFINDINGS. A rarer one is WATERFOWLINGS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

backslappingsfaultfindingshairdressingsnamedroppingspaperhangingsracketeeringssailboardingswainscottingswarmongeringsbacteriophagepaleethnologybackstabbingsbacteriophagyballhandlingshandwringingshardstandingssafecrackingssandpaintingswaterfowlings

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Words
19 (9 common words)
Common example
backslappings
Rare example
waterfowlings
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
I (18)

Questions

How many 13-letter words matching _a_________g_ are there?

19. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKSLAPPINGS is among the common words in this set.