4-Letter Words Matching E_E_

There are 18 4-letter words that match E_E_. 12 are common words, such as EKED and EKES. A rarer one is EYEN. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

ekedekesepeeeveneverevesewerewesexecexeseyedeyeseyeregeremesemeueseseyen

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
eked
Rare example
eyen
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (7)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching e_e_ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EKED is among the common words in this set.