9-Letter Words Matching ___K_S___

There are 16 9-letter words that match ___K_S___. 5 are common words, such as JACKASSES and MAWKISHLY. A rarer one is STOKESIAS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

jackassesmawkishlypuckishlyspokesmanspokesmenbrakesmanhawkishlymonkishlynonkoshersnakeskinbookishlygawkishlyoutkissedoutkissessickishlystokesias

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
jackasses
Rare example
stokesias
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
I (11)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___k_s___ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

JACKASSES is among the common words in this set.