8-Letter Words Matching S_____P_

There are 34 8-letter words that match S_____P_. 14 are common words, such as SCALLOPS and SCHLEPPS. A rarer one is SYNCARPY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 34

Common words

scallopsschleppsschnappsscollopsseascapeshakeupssmashupsspeedupsstandupsstartupsstickupsstirrups
scallopsschleppsschnappsscollopsseascapeshakeupssmashupsspeedupsstandupsstartupsstickupsstirrupsstopgapssunlampssitemapsskyscapesoursopsstanhopesuntrapssuperspyscaleupsschlumpsscrewupsserotypeshallopsshapeupsshiplapssnowcapssonshipsstackupssubgraphsundropssyncarpssyncarpy

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Words
34 (14 common words)
Common example
scallops
Rare example
syncarpy
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
27
Most frequent letter
S (30)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s_____p_ are there?

34. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCALLOPS is among the common words in this set.