15-Letter Words Matching _______L____E__

There are 20 15-letter words that match _______L____E__. 5 are common words, such as DEFENSELESSNESS and MEANINGLESSNESS. A rarer one is SCINTILLOMETERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

defenselessnessmeaninglessnessreestablishmentremorselessnessthoughtlessnesscommonplacenesscontemplativelyincredulousnessmeasurelessnessparallelepipedspassionlessnesspurposelessnesscrestfallennessdemythologizersemotionlessnessencephalitogensexhaustlessnessintervalometersoverzealousnessscintillometers

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Words
20 (5 common words)
Common example
defenselessness
Rare example
scintillometers
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
E (20)

Questions

How many 15-letter words matching _______l____e__ are there?

20. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEFENSELESSNESS is among the common words in this set.