12-Letter Words Matching N_____P_____

There are 22 12-letter words that match N_____P_____. 5 are common words, such as NEEDLEPOINTS and NEWSPAPERMAN. A rarer one is NUCLEOPHILIC. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

needlepointsnewspapermannewspapermennoncompetingnoncomplyingnaturopathicnoncompliantnucleoplasmsnephropathicneutrophilicnewspaperingnoncomposersnoncompoundsnoncorporatenonhappeningnonhospitalsnonpurposivenonrespondernonresponsesnontemporalsnucleophilesnucleophilic

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Words
22 (5 common words)
Common example
needlepoints
Rare example
nucleophilic
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
O (19)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching n_____p_____ are there?

22. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NEEDLEPOINTS is among the common words in this set.