10-Letter Words Matching ____E___P_

There are 17 10-letter words that match ____E___P_. 9 are common words, such as BUTTERCUPS and FINGERTIPS. A rarer one is THANESHIPS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

buttercupsfingertipsgoosebumpshorsewhipsjudgeshipsmousetrapssharecropsspaceshipsstereotypechokedampsgoosestepsnonreceiptstereotypystonecropshousekeepsstoreshipsthaneships

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Words
17 (9 common words)
Common example
buttercups
Rare example
thaneships
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____e___p_ are there?

17. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUTTERCUPS is among the common words in this set.