6-Letter Words Matching K_T___

There are 19 6-letter words that match K_T___. 5 are common words, such as KETTLE and KITBAG. A rarer one is KYTHES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

kettlekitbagkitingkitschkittenketeneketoneketosekittedkittlekationketolskiterskithedkitheskittelkotowskythedkythes

About this list

Words
19 (5 common words)
Common example
kettle
Rare example
kythes
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching k_t___ are there?

19. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KETTLE is among the common words in this set.