6-Letter Words Matching __S__P

There are 16 6-letter words that match __S__P. 11 are common words, such as BISHOP and GOSSIP. A rarer one is WASHUP. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

bishopgossiphyssopinstepmashupmishappushupreshiptossupunsnapunstopdustupunshipunstepupstepwashup

About this list

Words
16 (11 common words)
Common example
bishop
Rare example
washup
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __s__p are there?

16. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BISHOP is among the common words in this set.