12-Letter Words Matching ____P____A__

There are 16 12-letter words that match ____P____A__. 7 are common words, such as DISAPPROVALS and HEMOPHILIACS. A rarer one is PIROPLASMATA. 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
disapprovals
Rare example
piroplasmata
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____p____a__ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DISAPPROVALS is among the common words in this set.