4-Letter Words Matching _E_K

There are 32 4-letter words that match _E_K. 20 are common words, such as BEAK and BECK. A rarer one is ZERK. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 32

Common words

beakbeckdeckdeskgeekheckjerkleakleekmeekneckpeak
beakbeckdeckdeskgeekheckjerkleakleekmeekneckpeakpeckpeekperkreekseekteakweakweekberkfeckkeckkeekreckgeckmerkneukyelkyerkyeukzerk

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Words
32 (20 common words)
Common example
beak
Rare example
zerk
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
C (9)

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching _e_k are there?

32. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEAK is among the common words in this set.