5-Letter Words Matching __P_A

There are 12 5-letter words that match __P_A. 8 are common words, such as ALPHA and COPRA. A rarer one is PEPLA. In this set, P is the most frequent open letter (5 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

alphacoprakappaleptapoppasepiaseptasupracuppahyphakoppapepla

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
alpha
Rare example
pepla
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
P (5)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __p_a are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALPHA is among the common words in this set.