5-Letter Words Matching _P_E_

There are 23 5-letter words that match _P_E_. 12 are common words, such as APSES and APTER. A rarer one is SPEER. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

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About this list

Words
23 (12 common words)
Common example
apses
Rare example
speer
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _p_e_ are there?

23. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APSES is among the common words in this set.