6-Letter Words Matching ___E_P

There are 16 6-letter words that match ___E_P. 7 are common words, such as ASLEEP and LINEUP. A rarer one is UPLEAP. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

asleeplineupmakeuppileupshlepptuneupupkeepbeleapbeweepbopeepfaceuptakeupthreapthreepupheapupleap

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
asleep
Rare example
upleap
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___e_p are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASLEEP is among the common words in this set.