14-Letter Words Matching ______L_____S_

There are 40 14-letter words that match ______L_____S_. 16 are common words, such as ARTICULATENESS and BREATHLESSNESS. A rarer one is UNSKILLFULNESS. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 36 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

articulatenessbreathlessnesscolorblindnesseffortlessnessevangelicalismimmaculatenessincompletenessirresolutenessmeticulousnessmotionlessnessrelentlessnessridiculousness
articulatenessbreathlessnesscolorblindnesseffortlessnessevangelicalismimmaculatenessincompletenessirresolutenessmeticulousnessmotionlessnessrelentlessnessridiculousnessscrupulousnessscurrilousnessspeechlessnessweightlessnessaffectlessnessantimilitarismfatherlessnessfriendlessnessmiraculousnessantimilitaristbenevolentnessbottomlessnesschangelessnessfathomlessnessfraudulentnessfuturelessnessgroundlessnessmotherlessnessobjectlessnesspsycholinguistregardlessnessresistlessnessscandalousnessspiritlessnessstresslessnessthriftlessnessunavailingnessunskillfulness

About this list

Words
40 (16 common words)
Common example
articulateness
Rare example
unskillfulness
Doubled letters
36
Ending in S
36
Most frequent letter
N (40)

Questions

How many 14-letter words matching ______l_____s_ are there?

40. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARTICULATENESS is among the common words in this set.