4-Letter Words Matching P_T_

There are 13 4-letter words that match P_T_. 11 are common words, such as PATE and PATH. A rarer one is PATY. 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

patepathpatspetspitapithpitspitypotsputsputtputzpaty

About this list

Words
13 (11 common words)
Common example
pate
Rare example
paty
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching p_t_ are there?

13. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PATE is among the common words in this set.