9-Letter Words Matching ____S__K_

There are 20 9-letter words that match ____S__K_. 6 are common words, such as GRUBSTAKE and HANDSHAKE. A rarer one is WOOLSACKS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

grubstakehandshakeknapsacksmilkshakerucksackswindsocksgripsackshandspikenainsooksantismokebaresarkscoalsacksforespokegrasslikekneesocksoversmokeoversoakspacksacksrefusnikswoolsacks

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Words
20 (6 common words)
Common example
grubstake
Rare example
woolsacks
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
A (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____s__k_ are there?

20. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GRUBSTAKE is among the common words in this set.