8-Letter Words Matching __S___P_

There are 16 8-letter words that match __S___P_. 4 are common words, such as DESKTOPS and MISSHAPE. A rarer one is UPSWEEPS. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

desktopsmisshapemisstepsunstrapshosepiperescriptadscriptcoscriptinsculpsmisadaptmiskeepsmisstopspasteupsresculptrestampsupsweeps

About this list

Words
16 (4 common words)
Common example
desktops
Rare example
upsweeps
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
T (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __s___p_ are there?

16. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DESKTOPS is among the common words in this set.