10-Letter Words Matching ___B___U__

There are 12 10-letter words that match ___B___U__. 4 are common words, such as ARABESQUES and BUBBLEGUMS. A rarer one is HOBBLEBUSH. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

arabesquesbubblegumsdumbstrucksoubriquetlambrequintumblebugschibouquescumberbundcymbidiumsharborfulsherbariumshobblebush

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
arabesques
Rare example
hobblebush
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ___b___u__ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARABESQUES is among the common words in this set.