8-Letter Words Matching _E_____P

There are 14 8-letter words that match _E_____P. 5 are common words, such as DEANSHIP and HEADLAMP. A rarer one is TEENYBOP. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

deanshipheadlampheadshiphedgehopteardropheirshipmesocarppericarpbeaucoupdeathcuphelistoppedipalppeesweepteenybop

About this list

Words
14 (5 common words)
Common example
deanship
Rare example
teenybop
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _e_____p are there?

14. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEANSHIP is among the common words in this set.