4-Letter Words Matching B_S_

There are 16 4-letter words that match B_S_. 12 are common words, such as BASE and BASH. A rarer one is BISE. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

basebashbaskbassbastbestboshbossbushbussbustbusybiskboskbuskbise

About this list

Words
16 (12 common words)
Common example
base
Rare example
bise
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3

Questions

How many 4-letter words matching b_s_ are there?

16. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BASE is among the common words in this set.