5-Letter Words Matching K_E__

There are 20 5-letter words that match K_E__. 9 are common words, such as KEELS and KEENS. A rarer one is KREEP. 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

keelskeenskeepskneadkneedkneelkneesknellkneltkhedakeefskeekskeetskeevekhethkhetskiefskierskoelskreep

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Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
keels
Rare example
kreep
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
11

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching k_e__ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KEELS is among the common words in this set.