9-Letter Words Matching ____B___K

There are 17 9-letter words that match ____B___K. 10 are common words, such as BOOTBLACK and FIREBREAK. A rarer one is NEWSBREAK. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

bootblackfirebreakfirebrickgoldbrickjailbreaklampblackroadblockthumbtackwindbreakwoodblockboneblackcellblockshoeblacksnowblinkantiblackbackblocknewsbreak

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
bootblack
Rare example
newsbreak
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____b___k are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOOTBLACK is among the common words in this set.