9-Letter Words Matching ____S___K

There are 40 9-letter words that match ____S___K. 14 are common words, such as BEANSTALK and BEEFSTEAK. A rarer one is REFUSENIK. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 15 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

beanstalkbeefsteakchopstickclassworkcornstalkcrosswalkdrumstickguessworkleafstalklivestockoverstockslapstick
beanstalkbeefsteakchopstickclassworkcornstalkcrosswalkdrumstickguessworkleafstalklivestockoverstockslapsticktownsfolkyardstickbookstackcrabstickcrossjackcrosstalkfeedstockfootstalkforeshankforespeakgearstickglassworkheadstockmahlstickmaulstickpressmarkpressworkrootstocktailstockwhipstockantisharkantishockantistickbuttstockcookshackflagstickforeshockrefusenik

About this list

Words
40 (14 common words)
Common example
beanstalk
Rare example
refusenik
Doubled letters
15
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
T (28)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____s___k are there?

40. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEANSTALK is among the common words in this set.