15-Letter Words Matching D____________S_

There are 17 15-letter words that match D____________S_. 7 are common words, such as DEFENSELESSNESS and DESCRIPTIVENESS. A rarer one is DOMINEERINGNESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

defenselessnessdescriptivenessdestructivenessdisgracefulnessdistastefulnessdistinctivenessdownheartednessdeleteriousnessdepartmentalismdeterminatenessdistrustfulnessduplicitousnessdaguerreotypistdichotomousnessdictatorialnessdistressfulnessdomineeringness

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Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
defenselessness
Rare example
domineeringness
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 15-letter words matching d____________s_ are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEFENSELESSNESS is among the common words in this set.