6-Letter Words Matching N_P___

There are 12 6-letter words that match N_P___. 8 are common words, such as NAPALM and NAPKIN. A rarer one is NOPALS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

napalmnapkinnappednappernephewnippednippernaperynappesnappienopalsnipple

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
napalm
Rare example
nopals
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching n_p___ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NAPALM is among the common words in this set.