7-Letter Words Matching ____EP_

There are 23 7-letter words that match ____EP_. 8 are common words, such as CONCEPT and FORCEPS. A rarer one is UPSTEPS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

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About this list

Words
23 (8 common words)
Common example
concept
Rare example
upsteps
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____ep_ are there?

23. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CONCEPT is among the common words in this set.