6-Letter Words Matching __P__N

There are 28 6-letter words that match __P__N. 12 are common words, such as HAPPEN and HYPHEN. A rarer one is TYPHON. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

happenhyphenimpugnleptonnapkinorphanpepsinpippinpopgunpoplinsiphonsyphon
happenhyphenimpugnleptonnapkinorphanpepsinpippinpopgunpoplinsiphonsyphoncaplindupionhaptenleptinoppugnpapainpipkinrappenrepugncaptanimpawnkeppenkippenlippenreplantyphon

About this list

Words
28 (12 common words)
Common example
happen
Rare example
typhon
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __p__n are there?

28. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HAPPEN is among the common words in this set.