12-Letter Words Matching P_____Y_____

There are 30 12-letter words that match P_____Y_____. 7 are common words, such as PARATHYROIDS and POLYSTYRENES. A rarer one is PYRARGYRITES. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

parathyroidspolystyrenesproselytismsproselytizedproselytizerproselytizesprototypicalperionychiumphagocytosisphenotypicalpolyphyleticpyrophyllite
parathyroidspolystyrenesproselytismsproselytizedproselytizerproselytizesprototypicalperionychiumphagocytosisphenotypicalpolyphyleticpyrophyllitephagocytizedphagocytizesphagocytosedphagocytosesphagocytoticphotodynamicphotolyzablephotosystemsphycocyaninsphycomycetespodophyllinspodophyllumspolycrystalspolyrhythmicpropoxypheneproselytisedproselytisespyrargyrites

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Words
30 (7 common words)
Common example
parathyroids
Rare example
pyrargyrites
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
O (29)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching p_____y_____ are there?

30. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PARATHYROIDS is among the common words in this set.