8-Letter Words Matching N_____K_

There are 17 8-letter words that match N_____K_. 5 are common words, such as NAMESAKE and NETBOOKS. A rarer one is NUNCHAKU. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

namesakenetbooksnetworksnitpicksnutpicksniblicksnecklikenestlikenitpickynonbanksnonbooksnooklikenoselikenovalikenudnicksnunataksnunchaku

About this list

Words
17 (5 common words)
Common example
namesake
Rare example
nunchaku
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n_____k_ are there?

17. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NAMESAKE is among the common words in this set.