9-Letter Words Matching _P_____O_

There are 14 9-letter words that match _P_____O_. 6 are common words, such as APPORTION and OPERATION. A rarer one is SPOROZOON. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

apportionoperationoppressorspectatorsplayfootspringbokapparitorappointorephemeronspoliatorepilationsphenodonspiccatossporozoon

About this list

Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
apportion
Rare example
sporozoon
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
R (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _p_____o_ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPORTION is among the common words in this set.