8-Letter Words Matching ___K__S_

There are 117 8-letter words that match ___K__S_. 64 are common words, such as BACKLASH and BACKLESS. A rarer one is YOLKIEST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (104 words). 36 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 117

Common words

backlashbacklessbackrestbackwashbalkiestbookcasebulkiestcockiestdanknessdarknessdinkiestdorkiest
backlashbacklessbackrestbackwashbalkiestbookcasebulkiestcockiestdanknessdarknessdinkiestdorkiestduckiestduskiestfecklessficklestflakiestflukiestfunkiestgawkiestgeekiestgunkiesthunkiesthuskiestjerkiestjunkiestkickiestkinkiestkookiestlankiestlanknessleakiestluckiestlucklessmeeknessmilkiestmuckiestmurkiestmuskiestperkiestpeskiestpickiestpinknessporkiestquakiestranknessrecklessriskiestrockiestshakiestsicknesssilkiestsmokiestsnakiestspikiestsulkiesttackiesttalkiestticklishwackiestweakfishweaknesswonkiestyuckiestbookrestboskiestcorkiesthooknosehulkiestjackfishmilkfishmonkfishrockfishrockrosetalkfestbackcastbacklistbackmostbackrushbarkiestbarklessbeakiestbeaklessbrakiestchokiestcooklessdickiestforkiestforklesshawknosehookiesthooklesskolkhosylarkiestleaklessmicklestmirkiestnecklesspacknesspawkiestpeakiestpeaklesspeckiestpockiestpunkiestreekiestrisklessrocklessrookiestsarkiestsocklesssuckfishsucklesstacklesstusklessworklessyolkiest

About this list

Words
117 (64 common words)
Common example
backlash
Rare example
yolkiest
Doubled letters
36
Ending in S
28
Most frequent letter
E (104)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___k__s_ are there?

117. 64 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKLASH is among the common words in this set.