6-Letter Words Matching _P___T

There are 22 6-letter words that match _P___T. 14 are common words, such as APPLET and APTEST. A rarer one is UPWAFT. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

appletaptestspigotspinetspiritsplintspoiltsprintsproutupbeatupliftupmostuprootupshotupcastsplentsprentupdartupgirtupsentuptiltupwaft

About this list

Words
22 (14 common words)
Common example
applet
Rare example
upwaft
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _p___t are there?

22. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLET is among the common words in this set.