9-Letter Words Matching _E______K

There are 16 9-letter words that match _E______K. 7 are common words, such as BEANSTALK and BEEFSTEAK. A rarer one is RETROPACK. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

beanstalkbeefsteakbenchmarkheartsickleafstalkleasebackmetalworkcellblockfeedstockfenugreekgearstickheadstockmetalmarknewsbreakrefusenikretropack

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
beanstalk
Rare example
retropack
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _e______k are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEANSTALK is among the common words in this set.