8-Letter Words Matching _____EP_

There are 13 8-letter words that match _____EP_. 3 are common words, such as BARKEEPS and MISSTEPS. A rarer one is UPSWEEPS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

barkeepsmisstepstranseptorthoepyanablepsdemirepsmiskeepsoutkeepsoutsleptoutweepsreacceptthiotepaupsweeps

About this list

Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
barkeeps
Rare example
upsweeps
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____ep_ are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARKEEPS is among the common words in this set.