8-Letter Words Matching K_____S_

There are 20 8-letter words that match K_____S_. 8 are common words, such as KEENNESS and KICKIEST. A rarer one is KOLKHOSY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

keennesskickiestkielbasakielbasikielbasykindnesskinkiestkookiestkeratosekindlesskingfishkinglesskeellesskermessekilobasekingpostkittlestknotlesskolbassikolkhosy

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Words
20 (8 common words)
Common example
keenness
Rare example
kolkhosy
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching k_____s_ are there?

20. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KEENNESS is among the common words in this set.