7-Letter Words Matching S_____P

There are 26 7-letter words that match S_____P. 12 are common words, such as SCALLOP and SCHLEPP. A rarer one is SYNCARP. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

scallopschleppscollopshakeupsmashupspeedupstandupstartupstickupstirrupstopgapsunlamp
scallopschleppscollopshakeupsmashupspeedupstandupstartupstickupstirrupstopgapsunlampshallopsibshipsitemapsnowcapsoursopstackupsuntrapscaleupschlumpscrewupshapeupshiplapsonshipsyncarp

About this list

Words
26 (12 common words)
Common example
scallop
Rare example
syncarp
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching s_____p are there?

26. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCALLOP is among the common words in this set.