6-Letter Words Matching ___E_K

There are 12 6-letter words that match ___E_K. 4 are common words, such as BEDECK and KOPECK. A rarer one is ZEBECK. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (7 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

bedeckkopecksqueakstreakscreakcopeckdebeakrebeckreperkreseekstreekzebeck

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
bedeck
Rare example
zebeck
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (7)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___e_k are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEDECK is among the common words in this set.