12-Letter Words Matching ________P__S

There are 50 12-letter words that match ________P__S. 19 are common words, such as BACKSLAPPERS and BATHYSCAPHES. A rarer one is WOODCHOPPERS. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (45 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 50

Common words

backslappersbathyscaphescardsharperscatastrophescounterspiesgrasshoppershandicappershousekeepersmicroscopiesminesweepersmumbletypegsparatroopers
backslappersbathyscaphescardsharperscatastrophescounterspiesgrasshoppershandicappershousekeepersmicroscopiesminesweepersmumbletypegsparatrooperspeacekeepersquadricepsesradioscopiesscorekeepersshowstoppersstorekeepersteenyboppersamphitropousanisotropiesantistrophesbranchiopodshemeralopiasisometropiasorthotropousparasynapsisrhizocarpouscodeveloperscoprincipalscystoscopiesgallinippersgreenkeepershedgehoppersluteotropinsphiladelphuspleiotropiesprosauropodsredevelopersrhinoscopiessidesteppersstereotypersstereotypiesstockkeeperssubmultiplessuperweaponsthixotropiesthoroughpinsthyrotropinswoodchoppers

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Words
50 (19 common words)
Common example
backslappers
Rare example
woodchoppers
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
50
Most frequent letter
R (45)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________p__s are there?

50. 19 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKSLAPPERS is among the common words in this set.