4-Letter Words Matching P_E_

There are 24 4-letter words that match P_E_. 17 are common words, such as PEED and PEEK. A rarer one is PYES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

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About this list

Words
24 (17 common words)
Common example
peed
Rare example
pyes
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (8)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching p_e_ are there?

24. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PEED is among the common words in this set.