8-Letter Words Matching W_____K_

There are 22 8-letter words that match W_____K_. 5 are common words, such as WARLOCKS and WAVELIKE. A rarer one is WORMLIKE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

warlockswavelikewaxworkswedlockswinglikewryneckswaesuckswaiflikewartlikewarworkswasplikewebworksweedlikewheylikewhiplikewifelikewinnockswirelikewisplikewolflikewoollikewormlike

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Words
22 (5 common words)
Common example
warlocks
Rare example
wormlike
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w_____k_ are there?

22. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WARLOCKS is among the common words in this set.