12-Letter Words Matching P_________D_

There are 12 12-letter words that match P_________D_. 3 are common words, such as PARATHYROIDS and PARATYPHOIDS. A rarer one is PSEUDOMONADS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

parathyroidsparatyphoidspasturelandsparasiticidephotocathodepumpkinseedspaddleboardspentapeptidephotoperiodsprophethoodsprosauropodspseudomonads

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Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
parathyroids
Rare example
pseudomonads
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching p_________d_ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PARATHYROIDS is among the common words in this set.