12-Letter Words Matching ____E___P___

There are 24 12-letter words that match ____E___P___. 12 are common words, such as HEDGEHOPPING and HORSEWHIPPED. A rarer one is TRIMETHOPRIM. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

hedgehoppinghorsewhippedhousekeepershousekeepingmousetrappedpeacekeeperspeacekeepingscorekeeperssharecroppedsharecropperstereotypingstorekeeperschoregrapherchoregraphicdessertspoongoosesteppedisometropiashedgehoppershorsewhippernucleocapsidoverequippedstereotypersstereotypiestrimethoprim

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Words
24 (12 common words)
Common example
hedgehopping
Rare example
trimethoprim
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
O (22)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____e___p___ are there?

24. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HEDGEHOPPING is among the common words in this set.