6-Letter Words Matching K_E___

There are 16 6-letter words that match K_E___. 9 are common words, such as KEELED and KEENED. A rarer one is KREEPS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

keeledkeenedkeenerkeenlykeeperkneadskneelsknellskvetchklephtkeekedkeeveskhedahkhedaskhethskreeps

About this list

Words
16 (9 common words)
Common example
keeled
Rare example
kreeps
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching k_e___ are there?

16. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KEELED is among the common words in this set.