8-Letter Words Matching _P_D____

There are 14 8-letter words that match _P_D____. 4 are common words, such as EPIDEMIC and SPADEFUL. A rarer one is SPUDDING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

epidemicspadefulspadicesspadixesapodosisepiduralapodosesepidermsepidotesepidoticspadillespadonesspuddersspudding

About this list

Words
14 (4 common words)
Common example
epidemic
Rare example
spudding
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p_d____ are there?

14. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EPIDEMIC is among the common words in this set.