8-Letter Words Matching __P_A___

There are 87 8-letter words that match __P_A___. 40 are common words, such as ALPHABET and APPEALED. A rarer one is UNPLAITS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (67 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 87

Common words

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Words
87 (40 common words)
Common example
alphabet
Rare example
unplaits
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
34
Most frequent letter
E (67)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __p_a___ are there?

87. 40 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALPHABET is among the common words in this set.