12-Letter Words Matching __P_______U_

There are 22 12-letter words that match __P_______U_. 4 are common words, such as HIPPOPOTAMUS and HYPOTHALAMUS. A rarer one is UNPROSPEROUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

hippopotamushypothalamussuperciliousunpropitiousamphicoelousamphitheciumamphitropouscapillaceouscoprophagouscoprophiloushypogastriumhypognathoussapindaceoussaprophagoussoporiferoussuperpremiumsuperstratumsuppositiousxiphisternumappressoriumimpetiginousunprosperous

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Words
22 (4 common words)
Common example
hippopotamus
Rare example
unprosperous
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (21)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching __p_______u_ are there?

22. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HIPPOPOTAMUS is among the common words in this set.