8-Letter Words Matching __K___N_

There are 13 8-letter words that match __K___N_. 5 are common words, such as ALKALINE and INKSTAND. A rarer one is YOKOZUNA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

alkalineinkstandlikeningunknownswakeningelkhoundkakemonoinkhornsinkstonemakimonorekeyingtokeningyokozuna

About this list

Words
13 (5 common words)
Common example
alkaline
Rare example
yokozuna
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __k___n_ are there?

13. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALKALINE is among the common words in this set.