12-Letter Words Matching ____P_____A_

There are 13 12-letter words that match ____P_____A_. 6 are common words, such as METAPHORICAL and METAPHYSICAL. A rarer one is SYNAPTOSOMAL. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

metaphoricalmetaphysicalnewspapermannonspiritualoccupationalpostprandialasymptoticalhebephreniasnonsphericalmisappraisalperspectivalsubepidermalsynaptosomal

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Words
13 (6 common words)
Common example
metaphorical
Rare example
synaptosomal
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
1

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____p_____a_ are there?

13. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

METAPHORICAL is among the common words in this set.