8-Letter Words Matching ___N_P__

There are 16 8-letter words that match ___N_P__. 5 are common words, such as GRANDPAS and KIDNAPED. A rarer one is SWINEPOX. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

grandpaskidnapedkidnaperlagnappeschnappschenopodcrankpinpinnipedstinkpotturnspitcatnaperdognapeddognaperkidnapeestandpatswinepox

About this list

Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
grandpas
Rare example
swinepox
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___n_p__ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GRANDPAS is among the common words in this set.