10-Letter Words Matching ____KS____

There are 18 10-letter words that match ____KS____. 9 are common words, such as BLACKSMITH and BLACKSNAKE. A rarer one is TRACKSIDES. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

blacksmithblacksnakeclerkshipscrankshaftprankstersquicksandsquickstepssharkskinstricksterschalkstoneclinkstonestinkstonetracksuitstricksiestbreaksawaystickseedsstorksbilltracksides

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
blacksmith
Rare example
tracksides
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____ks____ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLACKSMITH is among the common words in this set.