12-Letter Words Matching P________L__

There are 40 12-letter words that match P________L__. 17 are common words, such as PATHETICALLY and PEDANTICALLY. A rarer one is PURISTICALLY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (34 words). 34 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

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Words
40 (17 common words)
Common example
pathetically
Rare example
puristically
Doubled letters
34
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
L (34)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching p________l__ are there?

40. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PATHETICALLY is among the common words in this set.