6-Letter Words Matching _P___N

There are 13 6-letter words that match _P___N. 7 are common words, such as OPTION and SPAVIN. A rarer one is UPTORN. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

optionspavinspleenspokensprainuptownupturnapemanapemenoperonoppugnepigonuptorn

About this list

Words
13 (7 common words)
Common example
option
Rare example
uptorn
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (7)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _p___n are there?

13. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OPTION is among the common words in this set.