12-Letter Words Matching __A_____P___

There are 15 12-letter words that match __A_____P___. 9 are common words, such as BLACKTOPPING and GRASSHOPPERS. A rarer one is TRANSSHAPING. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

blacktoppinggrasshopperspeacekeeperspeacekeepingpharmacopeiaquadricepsessharecroppedsharecroppertransshippedbranchiopodsuranographeruranographicplanographictranshippingtransshaping

About this list

Words
15 (9 common words)
Common example
blacktopping
Rare example
transshaping
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
R (13)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching __a_____p___ are there?

15. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLACKTOPPING is among the common words in this set.