9-Letter Words Matching ____L__K_

There are 33 9-letter words that match ____L__K_. 12 are common words, such as BALALAIKA and BASILISKS. A rarer one is WOODLARKS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

balalaikabasilisksbobolinkscufflinksdeadlocksforelocksgridlocksheadlocksoutflanksoverlooksshellackssunblocks
balalaikabasilisksbobolinkscufflinksdeadlocksforelocksgridlocksheadlocksoutflanksoverlooksshellackssunblocksbootlickscharlocksfirelocksdownlinksgavelockshairlockshavelocksiceblinksjewellikekerplunkslovelocksmucklucksnonblacksoutslickspetallikepicklockssherlockssnaillikesubblockssubclerkswoodlarks

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Words
33 (12 common words)
Common example
balalaika
Rare example
woodlarks
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
29
Most frequent letter
S (30)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____l__k_ are there?

33. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALALAIKA is among the common words in this set.