7-Letter Words Matching ___RK__

There are 28 7-letter words that match ___RK__. 14 are common words, such as CLERKED and GHERKIN. A rarer one is SMERKED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

clerkedgherkinhearkenquirkedsharkedshirkedshirkersmirkedsnorkelsparkedsparklestarker
clerkedgherkinhearkenquirkedsharkedshirkedshirkersmirkedsnorkelsparkedsparklestarkerstarklytwerkedcharkhachirkedclarkiaclerklymeerkatsmirkersparkersparklycharkascharkedchirkerkhirkahsharkersmerked

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Words
28 (14 common words)
Common example
clerked
Rare example
smerked
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (22)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___rk__ are there?

28. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLERKED is among the common words in this set.