9-Letter Words Matching _____L__K

There are 21 9-letter words that match _____L__K. 11 are common words, such as BOOTBLACK and FLINTLOCK. A rarer one is WRISTLOCK. In this set, C is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

bootblackflintlockgangplankhyperlinkinterlinkinterlocklampblackmatchlockroadblockskinflickwoodblockboneblackcellblockhouseleekshoeblacksnowblinkantiblackbackblockdreadlockshashlickwristlock

About this list

Words
21 (11 common words)
Common example
bootblack
Rare example
wristlock
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
C (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____l__k are there?

21. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOOTBLACK is among the common words in this set.