8-Letter Words Matching G____P__

There are 13 8-letter words that match G____P__. 6 are common words, such as GALLOPED and GALUMPHS. A rarer one is GOSSYPOL. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

gallopedgalumphsgestaposgossipedgossipergrandpasgallipotgallopergazumpedgossiprygunpapergazumpergossypol

About this list

Words
13 (6 common words)
Common example
galloped
Rare example
gossypol
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching g____p__ are there?

13. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GALLOPED is among the common words in this set.