8-Letter Words Matching __E__P__

There are 16 8-letter words that match __E__P__. 3 are common words, such as FLESHPOT and PRECEPTS. A rarer one is PRETYPES. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

fleshpotpreceptspreemptschenopodchetopodpreapplypteropodtheropodchelipedoverspinprecipesprepupalpretapedpretapespretypedpretypes

About this list

Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
fleshpot
Rare example
pretypes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
R (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __e__p__ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FLESHPOT is among the common words in this set.