9-Letter Words Matching K______S_

There are 17 9-letter words that match K______S_. 8 are common words, such as KINDLIEST and KINGLIEST. A rarer one is KNURLIEST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

kindliestkingliestkinkinesskittenishklutziestknobbiestknottiestkookinesskabbalismkabbalistkaiserismkillifishknotgrasskarateistkilogaussknubbiestknurliest

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Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
kindliest
Rare example
knurliest
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching k______s_ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KINDLIEST is among the common words in this set.