7-Letter Words Matching ___E_P_

There are 23 7-letter words that match ___E_P_. 11 are common words, such as ATTEMPT and EXCERPT. A rarer one is UPLEAPT. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

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About this list

Words
23 (11 common words)
Common example
attempt
Rare example
upleapt
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___e_p_ are there?

23. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATTEMPT is among the common words in this set.