8-Letter Words Matching ____K__Y

There are 36 8-letter words that match ____K__Y. 15 are common words, such as CHEEKILY and CRANKILY. A rarer one is THICKETY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

cheekilycrankilycreakilycrockeryfriskilypluckilyquackerysneakilystickilystockilyswankilytrickery
cheekilycrankilycreakilycrockeryfriskilypluckilyquackerysneakilystickilystockilyswankilytrickerytrickilyunlikelywhiskerycroakilyflackeryflickeryfreakilyslinkilysmirkilyspookilytrackwayblackboyblackflychickorychunkilycrookeryknackeryquirkilysnickerysparkilyspookeryspunkilystalkilythickety

About this list

Words
36 (15 common words)
Common example
cheekily
Rare example
thickety
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (27)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____k__y are there?

36. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHEEKILY is among the common words in this set.