13-Letter Words Matching B__________L_

There are 16 13-letter words that match B__________L_. 7 are common words, such as BELLIGERENTLY and BEWILDERINGLY. A rarer one is BURGLARIOUSLY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

belligerentlybewilderinglybicentennialsbiochemicallybiodegradableblasphemouslybombasticallyballisticallybrachycephalybenzimidazolebimillennialsbimolecularlybiocompatiblebisectionallybittersweetlyburglariously

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
belligerently
Rare example
burglariously
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

How many 13-letter words matching b__________l_ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELLIGERENTLY is among the common words in this set.