8-Letter Words Matching A_____P_

There are 18 8-letter words that match A_____P_. 3 are common words, such as AIRDROPS and AIRSHIPS. A rarer one is AUTOTYPY. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

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Words
18 (3 common words)
Common example
airdrops
Rare example
autotypy
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a_____p_ are there?

18. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRDROPS is among the common words in this set.