7-Letter Words Matching ____E_P

There are 15 7-letter words that match ____E_P. 5 are common words, such as BARKEEP and CLOSEUP. A rarer one is SHAPEUP. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

barkeepcloseupflareupschleppshakeupoutleapupsweepwriteupmiskeepoutkeepoutweepoutyelppasteupscaleupshapeup

About this list

Words
15 (5 common words)
Common example
barkeep
Rare example
shapeup
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____e_p are there?

15. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARKEEP is among the common words in this set.