5-Letter Words Matching A_P__

There are 13 5-letter words that match A_P__. 9 are common words, such as ALPHA and AMPLE. A rarer one is ASPIS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

alphaampleamplyampulappalappleapplyaspenaspicappelasperarpenaspis

About this list

Words
13 (9 common words)
Common example
alpha
Rare example
aspis
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
L (8)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching a_p__ are there?

13. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALPHA is among the common words in this set.