8-Letter Words Matching _____PT_

There are 18 8-letter words that match _____PT_. 9 are common words, such as ATTEMPTS and CONCEPTS. A rarer one is PERIAPTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

attemptsconceptscorruptsdisruptsexcerptspreceptspreemptsreadoptsreceiptsencryptsnonemptydecryptsexcerptaperceptsreadaptsdisceptsmercaptoperiapts

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
attempts
Rare example
periapts
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____pt_ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATTEMPTS is among the common words in this set.