9-Letter Words Matching ____E_P__

There are 20 9-letter words that match ____E_P__. 12 are common words, such as BARKEEPER and BEEKEEPER. A rarer one is UPSTEPPED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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About this list

Words
20 (12 common words)
Common example
barkeeper
Rare example
upstepped
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____e_p__ are there?

20. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARKEEPER is among the common words in this set.