8-Letter Words Matching ____E_P_

There are 16 8-letter words that match ____E_P_. 6 are common words, such as BARKEEPS and CLOSEUPS. A rarer one is UPSWEEPS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

barkeepscloseupscontemptflareupsschleppsshakeupsmiskeepsoutkeepsoutleapsoutleaptoutweepsoutyelpspasteupsscaleupsshapeupsupsweeps

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
barkeeps
Rare example
upsweeps
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____e_p_ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARKEEPS is among the common words in this set.