8-Letter Words Matching R_____P_

There are 14 8-letter words that match R_____P_. 6 are common words, such as RATTRAPS and REEQUIPS. A rarer one is RIPSTOPS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

rattrapsreequipsregroupsreoccupyrooftopsroundupsrescriptrollmopsrareripereacceptreclaspsresculptrestampsripstops

About this list

Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
rattraps
Rare example
ripstops
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching r_____p_ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

RATTRAPS is among the common words in this set.