5-Letter Words Matching _A_B_

There are 27 5-letter words that match _A_B_. 16 are common words, such as BARBS and CABBY. A rarer one is LAMBY. In this set, M is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

barbscabbycarbsdaubsgabbygarbsiambiiambsjambslambsmambamambo
barbscabbycarbsdaubsgabbygarbsiambiiambsjambslambsmambamambomayberabbisambatabbydaubegambasambobarbecarbodarbsdaubygambegambsjambelamby

About this list

Words
27 (16 common words)
Common example
barbs
Rare example
lamby
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
M (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _a_b_ are there?

27. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARBS is among the common words in this set.