9-Letter Words Matching E_____P__

There are 18 9-letter words that match E_____P__. 8 are common words, such as ENTRAPPED and ENVELOPED. A rarer one is EYEPOPPER. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

entrappedenvelopedenveloperenvelopesepigraphsepigraphyepiscopaleucalyptientrapperenwrappedescalopesesotropiaenclaspedepiscopesescalopedeucalyptseurytopiceyepopper

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Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
entrapped
Rare example
eyepopper
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching e_____p__ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ENTRAPPED is among the common words in this set.