9-Letter Words Matching _____M__K

There are 12 9-letter words that match _____M__K. 4 are common words, such as BENCHMARK and BIRTHMARK. A rarer one is TOUCHMARK. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

benchmarkbirthmarktrademarkwatermarkmallemuckmatchmarkpressmarkcheckmarkmetalmarkmuckamuckphotomasktouchmark

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
benchmark
Rare example
touchmark
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____m__k are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BENCHMARK is among the common words in this set.