12-Letter Words Matching _P_________E

There are 16 12-letter words that match _P_________E. 6 are common words, such as APPRECIATIVE and APPREHENSIVE. A rarer one is SPERMATHECAE. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

appreciativeapprehensiveapproachableappurtenancespectroscopespokespeopleapostrophizeopinionativespeakerphonespermatocytespiritualizesportspeopleapostrophiseapperceptiveappropriablespermathecae

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
appreciative
Rare example
spermathecae
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (14)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _p_________e are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPRECIATIVE is among the common words in this set.