7-Letter Words Matching E___P__

There are 20 7-letter words that match E___P__. 8 are common words, such as ECLIPSE and ELLIPSE. A rarer one is EXCIPLE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

eclipseellipseescapedescapeeescapesexampleexceptsexemptsectopiaectopicentopicescapereuripusexemplaeyespotectypalectypesendopodeupepsyexciple

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Words
20 (8 common words)
Common example
eclipse
Rare example
exciple
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching e___p__ are there?

20. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ECLIPSE is among the common words in this set.