8-Letter Words Matching ____K__S

There are 188 8-letter words that match ____K__S. 93 are common words, such as BETOKENS and BLACKENS. A rarer one is WREAKERS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (149 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 188

Common words

betokensblackensblanketsblinkersblockersbrackensbracketsbreakersbreakupsbrisketsbumpkinscaulkers
betokensblackensblanketsblinkersblockersbrackensbracketsbreakersbreakupsbrisketsbumpkinscaulkerscheckerscheckupschickenschucklesclickersclinkersclunkerscomakerscrackerscracklescrackupscricketscrinklesdoeskinsdrinkersflankersflickersflunkeysflunkiesfrecklesgherkinsgingkoesgrackleshearkenskarakulskidskinsknickersknockersknuckleslambkinsmanikinsmonikersoilskinspasskeyspigskinsplacketsprickerspricklespumpkinsquickensquickiesramekinsshacklesshirkersshockersskulkersslackensslackersslickerssmackerssneakerssnickerssnookerssnorkelssparklesspeakersspecklesstalkersstickersstickiesstickupsstinkersstrikersthickensthicketsthinkerstrackerstrekkerstricklestrinketstruckerstrucklesturnkeystwinkleswhackerswhiskerswhiskeyswhiskieswhizkidswreckerswrinklesshucksesbrickiesbrocketschukkerscowskinscroakerscrocketsdovekiesinvokersknackerslimpkinsmanakinsmeerkatsplonkersplunkerspricketsrevokersrootkitsspankersstarkersstickleswhickersyounkersangakoksbangkoksboomkinsbricklesbrookiescanakinscanikinscharkhaschickeeschuckieschukkarsclackersclarkiasclockerscranklescrankousdovekeysdroskieseurokieseurokousflasketsflunkersfoxskinsfrankersfriskersfrisketsgriskinshalakahshalakhasjingkoeskayakerskhirkahskipskinsladykinslashkarslatakiasminikinsnonskedspalikarsplinkerspliskiespluckersprinkersrebukersremakersretakersrewakenssculkersshackoessharkersshickersshicksasshikkersshuckersskinkerssleekenssmirkersspacklessparkersspunkiesstackersstackupsstickumsstockersstookersstrokersthankerstrickerstrinkumstwankiesunmakerswreakers

About this list

Words
188 (93 common words)
Common example
betokens
Rare example
wreakers
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
188
Most frequent letter
E (149)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____k__s are there?

188. 93 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BETOKENS is among the common words in this set.