10-Letter Words Matching _______B_S

There are 18 10-letter words that match _______B_S. 7 are common words, such as ASTROLABES and FLASHCUBES. A rarer one is PHOTOTUBES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

astrolabesflashcubesprescribesproscribessubscribestrolleybusxenophobesalgarrobashomophobeshypercubesacrophobesconscribescryoprobesendamoebasentamoebasflashtubesgarderobesphototubes

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Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
astrolabes
Rare example
phototubes
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
E (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _______b_s are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASTROLABES is among the common words in this set.