6-Letter Words Matching ___EK_

There are 15 6-letter words that match ___EK_. 6 are common words, such as CHEEKS and CHEEKY. A rarer one is STEEKS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

cheekscheekycreekseurekakopekssleeksbreekshacekssamekhcleeksgleekssamekssleekysmeekssteeks

About this list

Words
15 (6 common words)
Common example
cheeks
Rare example
steeks
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___ek_ are there?

15. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHEEKS is among the common words in this set.