9-Letter Words Matching ___N__P__

There are 22 9-letter words that match ___N__P__. 12 are common words, such as CATNAPPED and HORNPIPES. A rarer one is STANHOPES. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

catnappedhornpipeskidnappedkidnapperlagnappeslagniappelaunchpadprincipalprinciplequintupletranseptsunsnappedchincapinchinkapindognapperdownpipescatnapperdognappedkidnappeepetnappedprincipiastanhopes

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Words
22 (12 common words)
Common example
catnapped
Rare example
stanhopes
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___n__p__ are there?

22. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATNAPPED is among the common words in this set.