9-Letter Words Matching __P_____A

There are 20 9-letter words that match __P_____A. 5 are common words, such as APPALOOSA and DIPLOMATA. A rarer one is SOPAPILLA. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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Words
20 (5 common words)
Common example
appaloosa
Rare example
sopapilla
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
O (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __p_____a are there?

20. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPALOOSA is among the common words in this set.