4-Letter Words Matching B_E_

There are 17 4-letter words that match B_E_. 12 are common words, such as BEEF and BEEN. A rarer one is BREN. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

beefbeenbeepbeerbeesbeetbierbledblewbredbrewbyesblebbreebreibletbren

About this list

Words
17 (12 common words)
Common example
beef
Rare example
bren
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
2

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching b_e_ are there?

17. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEF is among the common words in this set.