9-Letter Words Matching __P___C__

There are 20 9-letter words that match __P___C__. 6 are common words, such as DIPSTICKS and EMPIRICAL. A rarer one is UNPOLICED. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

dipsticksempiricallipstickspopulacessapiencestypefacescapricciocapsaicinhepaticasheptarchyhyperacidjaponicastuppencescoprinceshepaticaeheptarchshipparchslopstickstipstocksunpoliced

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
dipsticks
Rare example
unpoliced
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __p___c__ are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DIPSTICKS is among the common words in this set.