12-Letter Words Matching _P_S________

There are 17 12-letter words that match _P_S________. 4 are common words, such as APOSTATIZING and APOSTLESHIPS. A rarer one is SPESSARTITES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

apostatizingapostleshipsepiscopaciesepisodicallyepistemologyapostrophizeepiscopalianepiscopalismepisiotomiesspasticitiesapostatisingapostolicityapostrophiseepistolariesspasmolyticsspessartinesspessartites

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Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
apostatizing
Rare example
spessartites
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
I (17)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _p_s________ are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOSTATIZING is among the common words in this set.