8-Letter Words Matching __L___P_

There are 18 8-letter words that match __L___P_. 6 are common words, such as BELLHOPS and CALLIOPE. A rarer one is POLYTYPE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bellhopscalliopehilltopsmilksopspalmtopsteletypeboltropecaltropsholotyperollmopsallotypeallotypycalotypecaltrapshelicoptoilcampspalshipspolytype

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Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
bellhops
Rare example
polytype
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
O (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __l___p_ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELLHOPS is among the common words in this set.