8-Letter Words Matching K_____L_

There are 18 8-letter words that match K_____L_. 8 are common words, such as KARAKULS and KESTRELS. A rarer one is KNOTTILY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

karakulskestrelskickballkinsfolkkissableknightlyknotholeknowablekilovoltkingboltkneeholekeelhalekeepablekickablekilomolekissablykistfulsknottily

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Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
karakuls
Rare example
knottily
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
I (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching k_____l_ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KARAKULS is among the common words in this set.