14-Letter Words Matching ___D_E________

There are 18 14-letter words that match ___D_E________. 8 are common words, such as BOWDLERIZATION and HANDKERCHIEVES. A rarer one is WORDLESSNESSES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bowdlerizationhandkerchieveshardheadednessheedlessnesseshundredweightsmindlessnessesneedlessnessessledgehammeredinadvertenciesmiddlebreakerscandlelighterscandlesnuffersfoodlessnessesheadlessnesseslandlessnessesmeddlesomenessmuddleheadedlywordlessnesses

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Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
bowdlerization
Rare example
wordlessnesses
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 14-letter words matching ___d_e________ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOWDLERIZATION is among the common words in this set.