9-Letter Words Matching _P____O__

There are 35 9-letter words that match _P____O__. 12 are common words, such as APHELIONS and APPALOOSA. A rarer one is SPOROZOON. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 35

Common words

aphelionsappaloosaoperatorsspaceportspadeworkspeedboatspelldownspittoonssplayfootsplendorssplendouruppermost
aphelionsappaloosaoperatorsspaceportspadeworkspeedboatspelldownspittoonssplayfootsplendorssplendouruppermostapetalousaphyllousapivorousepigenousepigynouseponymousophiologyspearwortsphygmoidspiritososporogonyapogamousappellorsepigonousoperagoerophiuroidsphagnousspinulosespiritoussponsionsspontoonssporozoansporozoon

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Words
35 (12 common words)
Common example
aphelions
Rare example
sporozoon
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
S (32)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _p____o__ are there?

35. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APHELIONS is among the common words in this set.