10-Letter Words Matching _____B_U__

There are 22 10-letter words that match _____B_U__. 12 are common words, such as EARTHBOUND and HEREABOUTS. A rarer one is STORMBOUND. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

earthboundhereaboutshouseboundneighboursnorthboundpaintbrushsouthboundspellboundtoothbrushturnaboutsunderbrushytterbiumsbrassboundclothboundcolumbiumsoveraboundpaperboundusquebaughwalkaboutsoutreboundstiraboutsstormbound

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Words
22 (12 common words)
Common example
earthbound
Rare example
stormbound
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
O (18)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____b_u__ are there?

22. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EARTHBOUND is among the common words in this set.