8-Letter Words Matching _P_____N

There are 20 8-letter words that match _P_____N. 6 are common words, such as APHELION and OPTICIAN. A rarer one is UPTHROWN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

aphelionopticianspacemanspacemenspecimenspittoonaphelianapiarianophidianspeargunspearmanspontoonaphidianephedrinspalpeenspearmenspelaeanspilikinsponsionupthrown

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
aphelion
Rare example
upthrown
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p_____n are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APHELION is among the common words in this set.