8-Letter Words Matching G_____K_

There are 22 8-letter words that match G_____K_. 5 are common words, such as GARLICKY and GASWORKS. A rarer one is GWEDUCKS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

garlickygasworksgimmicksgimmickygoshawksgemsboksgerenuksgunlocksgadzooksgamelikegatelikegeoducksglenlikegluelikegnatlikegoadlikegoatlikegonglikegorcocksgravlaksgulflikegweducks

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Words
22 (5 common words)
Common example
garlicky
Rare example
gweducks
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching g_____k_ are there?

22. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GARLICKY is among the common words in this set.