4-Letter Words Matching _E_P

There are 20 4-letter words that match _E_P. 17 are common words, such as BEEP and DEEP. A rarer one is NEEP. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

beepdeepheaphelphempjeepkeepkelpleapneappeepreapseeptempveepweepyelpreppkempneep

About this list

Words
20 (17 common words)
Common example
beep
Rare example
neep
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _e_p are there?

20. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEP is among the common words in this set.