10-Letter Words Matching N_____P___

There are 12 10-letter words that match N_____P___. 5 are common words, such as NEWSPAPERS and NIGHTSPOTS. A rarer one is NONUTOPIAN. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

newspapersnightspotsnincompoopnonsupportnotepapersnaturopathneutrophilnifedipineneotropicsneurosporanoncomplexnonutopian

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
newspapers
Rare example
nonutopian
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
O (10)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching n_____p___ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEWSPAPERS is among the common words in this set.