9-Letter Words Matching __E___P__

There are 20 9-letter words that match __E___P__. 4 are common words, such as BEEKEEPER and THEOSOPHY. A rarer one is PRESHAPES. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

beekeepertheosophythereuponwhereuponametropiabreastpinoverhappyoverripenpseudopodsketchpadametropiceyepopperoverhopedoverhopesoverhypedoverhypespreadaptspreadoptspreshapedpreshapes

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Words
20 (4 common words)
Common example
beekeeper
Rare example
preshapes
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
R (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __e___p__ are there?

20. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEKEEPER is among the common words in this set.