8-Letter Words Matching ___K__N_

There are 48 8-letter words that match ___K__N_. 20 are common words, such as BACKBONE and BACKHAND. A rarer one is WEEKLONG. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 48

Common words

backbonebackhandbucklingcacklingdeckhandducklingduckpinsgymkhanahecklingnecklinepicklingpolkaing
backbonebackhandbucklingcacklingdeckhandducklingduckpinsgymkhanahecklingnecklinepicklingpolkaingranklingsucklingtacklingticklingtinklingtrekkingweaklingwinklingbackbenddarklingdockhanddocklandduckpondfolksongnankeensneckbandparklandrocklingbacklandbalklinebuckeensbunkoingcocklingeinkornsenskyinghacklingicekhanakecklingmacklingnicklingomikronsrockoonsrucklingrunklingsicklingweeklong

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Words
48 (20 common words)
Common example
backbone
Rare example
weeklong
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (32)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___k__n_ are there?

48. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKBONE is among the common words in this set.