9-Letter Words Matching ____E___P

There are 13 9-letter words that match ____E___P. 7 are common words, such as BUTTERCUP and FINGERTIP. A rarer one is THANESHIP. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

buttercupfingertiphorsewhipjudgeshipmousetrapsharecropspaceshipchokedampgoosestepstonecrophousekeepstoreshipthaneship

About this list

Words
13 (7 common words)
Common example
buttercup
Rare example
thaneship
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____e___p are there?

13. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUTTERCUP is among the common words in this set.