9-Letter Words Matching __Q_____S

There are 23 9-letter words that match __Q_____S. 11 are common words, such as ACQUAINTS and BEQUEATHS. A rarer one is USQUEBAES. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

acquaintsbequeathscoquettesenquiriesinquirersinquiriesliquefiesliquifiesrequitalsrequiterssequencesacquirerscoquillesenquirersmoquettesaequorinsmaquettesmiqueletspiquancesrequirerssequitursusquabaesusquebaes

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Words
23 (11 common words)
Common example
acquaints
Rare example
usquebaes
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
23
Most frequent letter
U (23)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __q_____s are there?

23. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACQUAINTS is among the common words in this set.