9-Letter Words Matching ____P___L

There are 22 9-letter words that match ____P___L. 4 are common words, such as ANTIPODAL and BACKPEDAL. A rarer one is UNHOPEFUL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

antipodalbackpedalpuerperaluntypicalgigapixelmegapixelacropetalancipitalbasipetalbicipitalcataphylloccipitalsubapicalterapixelverapamilantipapalatemporalmesophylloverpedalscoopsfulstoopballunhopeful

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Words
22 (4 common words)
Common example
antipodal
Rare example
unhopeful
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (19)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____p___l are there?

22. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTIPODAL is among the common words in this set.