8-Letter Words Matching _P___A__

There are 33 8-letter words that match _P___A__. 12 are common words, such as APOSTASY and APOSTATE. A rarer one is UPSPRANG. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

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About this list

Words
33 (12 common words)
Common example
apostasy
Rare example
upsprang
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (24)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p___a__ are there?

33. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOSTASY is among the common words in this set.