7-Letter Words Matching K_S____

There are 14 7-letter words that match K_S____. 6 are common words, such as KESTREL and KISMETS. A rarer one is KISTFUL. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

kestrelkismetskisserskissingkissoffkosherskishkeskasbahskasherskashmirkashrutkishkaskismatskistful

About this list

Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
kestrel
Rare example
kistful
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching k_s____ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KESTREL is among the common words in this set.