6-Letter Words Matching H_P___

There are 24 6-letter words that match H_P___. 11 are common words, such as HAPPEN and HEPPER. A rarer one is HYPOED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

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About this list

Words
24 (11 common words)
Common example
happen
Rare example
hypoed
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching h_p___ are there?

24. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HAPPEN is among the common words in this set.