8-Letter Words Matching K____L__

There are 12 8-letter words that match K____L__. 5 are common words, such as KENNELED and KEYHOLES. A rarer one is KNUCKLER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

kenneledkeyholeskinfolksknuckledknuckleskabbalahkabbalaskanteleskephalinkerneledkleaglesknuckler

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
kenneled
Rare example
knuckler
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching k____l__ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KENNELED is among the common words in this set.