8-Letter Words Matching ___E_P__

There are 28 8-letter words that match ___E_P__. 11 are common words, such as ATTEMPTS and EXCERPTS. A rarer one is UPLEAPED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

attemptsexcerptsfinespunhereuponhomespunlifespanpreemptsreceiptsshleppedunderpayunderpinnonempty
attemptsexcerptsfinespunhereuponhomespunlifespanpreemptsreceiptsshleppedunderpayunderpinnonemptyattemperexcerptahoneypotrepeopleunpeoplebeleapedpereopodretempersidespinsuperprothreapedthreaperthreepedunhelpedupheapedupleaped

About this list

Words
28 (11 common words)
Common example
attempts
Rare example
upleaped
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___e_p__ are there?

28. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATTEMPTS is among the common words in this set.