10-Letter Words Matching ____L___K_

There are 13 10-letter words that match ____L___K_. 2 are common words, such as METALWORKS and STEELWORKS. A rarer one is SHELLWORKS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

metalworkssteelworksgrillworksshellbarkswheelworkscamelbacksjunglelikemetalmarksneedlelikequillbacksquillworksshellbacksshellworks

About this list

Words
13 (2 common words)
Common example
metalworks
Rare example
shellworks
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____l___k_ are there?

13. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

METALWORKS is among the common words in this set.