12-Letter Words Matching K_________E_

There are 16 12-letter words that match K_________E_. 5 are common words, such as KINDERGARTEN and KINDLINESSES. A rarer one is KYMOGRAPHIES. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

kindergartenkindlinesseskitchenetteskitchenwaresklutzinesseskatzenjammerkilocaloriesklipspringerknottinesseskaryokineseskeratotomieskinetochoreskinetoscopeskinglinessesknuckleboneskymographies

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
kindergarten
Rare example
kymographies
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
13

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching k_________e_ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KINDERGARTEN is among the common words in this set.