8-Letter Words Matching ___RK___

There are 42 8-letter words that match ___RK___. 20 are common words, such as CLERKING and DOORKNOB. A rarer one is SPARKISH. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

clerkingdoorknobgherkinshearkensoverkillquirkierquirkingsharkingshirkersshirkingsmirkingsnarkier
clerkingdoorknobgherkinshearkensoverkillquirkierquirkingsharkingshirkersshirkingsmirkingsnarkiersnorkelssparkiersparkingsparkledsparklersparklesstarkesttwerkingchirkingmeerkatsquirkishsmirkilystarkerscharkhascharkingchirkestclarkiasclerkdomclerkishkhirkahsoverkeenoverkindquirkilysharkerssmerkingsmirkerssmirkiersparkerssparkilysparkish

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Words
42 (20 common words)
Common example
clerking
Rare example
sparkish
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (30)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___rk___ are there?

42. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CLERKING is among the common words in this set.