Words with 'tal' at the start and 'd' at the end

How many words are possible to put together with this list?
23.

What's the highest number of points you're able to get in Scrabble from this list of words beginning with 'tal' and ending with 'd'?
For a total of 14 points, one can play 'talcked'.

Is there a word on this page that sticks out as the most common?
We've discovered that 'talked' is the 1435^th most common word.

Is there an example word from this page of word that starts with 'tal' and ends with 'd' which might be deemed as unusual?
Arguably one of the most interesting words from this list is 'talmud'. The accepted definition of 'talmud' is as follows: "The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised in the Pentateuch. Note: The Talmud consists of two parts, the Mishna, or text, and the Gemara, or commentary. Sometimes, however, the name Talmud is restricted, especially by Jewish writers, to the Gemara. There are two Talmuds, the Palestinian,...".

What's the largest word you can derive using this list?
'Taloscaphoid', which contains 12 characters.