12-Letter Words Matching ____P______L

There are 16 12-letter words that match ____P______L. 7 are common words, such as METAPHORICAL and METAPHYSICAL. A rarer one is SYNAPTOSOMAL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

metaphoricalmetaphysicalnonspiritualoccupationalpostprandialteaspoonsfulwhippoorwillantiparallelasymptoticalnonsphericaloverpowerfulmisappraisalperspectivalphosphatidylsubepidermalsynaptosomal

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
metaphorical
Rare example
synaptosomal
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (14)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____p______l are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

METAPHORICAL is among the common words in this set.