5-Letter Words Matching P_D__

There are 13 5-letter words that match P_D__. 5 are common words, such as PADDY and PADRE. A rarer one is PUDIC. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

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About this list

Words
13 (5 common words)
Common example
paddy
Rare example
pudic
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
A (7)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching p_d__ are there?

13. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PADDY is among the common words in this set.