15-Letter Words Matching ________L____E_

There are 60 15-letter words that match ________L____E_. 15 are common words, such as ATHEROSCLEROSES and BOUNTIFULNESSES. A rarer one is WHIMSICALNESSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (55 words). 40 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 60

Common words

atherosclerosesbountifulnessesdeceitfulnessesequivocalnessesforgetfulnessesfrightfulnesseshealthfulnessesnitrocellulosesoverindulgencespoliomyelitidesresentfulnessessorrowfulnesses
atherosclerosesbountifulnessesdeceitfulnessesequivocalnessesforgetfulnessesfrightfulnesseshealthfulnessesnitrocellulosesoverindulgencespoliomyelitidesresentfulnessessorrowfulnessesunnaturalnessesverisimilitudeswonderfulnessescongenialnesseseffectualnessesephemeralnessesessentialnessesidenticalnessesmicromillimeterosteomyelitidesovercomplicatedplentifulnessesamphidiploidiesbeautifulnesseschangefulnessescorporealnesseseffortfulnessesenterocolitisesfanaticalnessesilliberalnessesillogicalnessesinterinfluencedinterinfluenceslignocellulosesmasterfulnessesmercurialnessesmethoxyfluranesnonconsolidatedorganochlorinesovercompliancesovercomplicatesoverembellishedoverembellishesphotoduplicatedphotoduplicatespictorialnessespolyacrylamidespracticalnessesprayerfulnessesregardfulnessesregretfulnessesreposefulnessesspiritualnessesstratovolcanoesunderpublicizedundutifulnessesuniversalnesseswhimsicalnesses

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Words
60 (15 common words)
Common example
atheroscleroses
Rare example
whimsicalnesses
Doubled letters
40
Ending in S
53
Most frequent letter
S (55)

Questions

How many 15-letter words matching ________l____e_ are there?

60. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATHEROSCLEROSES is among the common words in this set.