8-Letter Words Matching ____K__N

There are 15 8-letter words that match ____K__N. 2 are common words, such as PLANKTON and STICKPIN. A rarer one is TRUCKMEN. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

planktonstickpincrankpinfranklinlimekilnstockmanstockmentrackmanblackfinoverkeenstickmanstickmentrackmentruckmantruckmen

About this list

Words
15 (2 common words)
Common example
plankton
Rare example
truckmen
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
C (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____k__n are there?

15. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PLANKTON is among the common words in this set.