9-Letter Words Matching _____P__C

There are 14 9-letter words that match _____P__C. 4 are common words, such as BISHOPRIC and DYSPEPTIC. A rarer one is EPITAPHIC. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

bishopricdyspepticepilepticphilippicanalepticdigraphicdimorphiceutrophicmythopeicorthopticprolepticsyllepticeclampticepitaphic

About this list

Words
14 (4 common words)
Common example
bishopric
Rare example
epitaphic
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____p__c are there?

14. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BISHOPRIC is among the common words in this set.