6-Letter Words Matching K____N

There are 17 6-letter words that match K____N. 5 are common words, such as KAFTAN and KAOLIN. A rarer one is KURGAN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

kaftankaolinkelvinkittenkuchenkaliankelsonklaxonkrakenkamsinkanbankationkeppenkhazenkippenkronenkurgan

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Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
kaftan
Rare example
kurgan
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching k____n are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KAFTAN is among the common words in this set.