8-Letter Words Matching M_____P_

There are 17 8-letter words that match M_____P_. 6 are common words, such as MAINTOPS and MIDSHIPS. A rarer one is MYOSCOPE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

maintopsmidshipsmilksopsmisshapemisstepsmugwumpsmantrapsmonotypemudflapsmatchupsmegalopsmisadaptmiskeepsmisstopsmudpuppymyographmyoscope

About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
maintops
Rare example
myoscope
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m_____p_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MAINTOPS is among the common words in this set.