8-Letter Words Matching L____P__

There are 13 8-letter words that match L____P__. 7 are common words, such as LAGNAPPE and LARKSPUR. A rarer one is LILLIPUT. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (6 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

lagnappelarkspurlifespanlinchpinlollipoplollypoplynchpinlarrupedlollopedlongspurlarruperlickspitlilliput

About this list

Words
13 (7 common words)
Common example
lagnappe
Rare example
lilliput
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (6)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching l____p__ are there?

13. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LAGNAPPE is among the common words in this set.