5-Letter Words Matching _UK__

There are 12 5-letter words that match _UK__. 6 are common words, such as DUKES and NUKED. A rarer one is JUKES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

dukesnukednukespukedpukespukkacukeskukriyukkydukedjukedjukes

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
dukes
Rare example
jukes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _uk__ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DUKES is among the common words in this set.