5-Letter Words Matching _B__S

There are 16 5-letter words that match _B__S. 7 are common words, such as ABBES and ABETS. A rarer one is OBOLS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

abbesabetsabutsabyssobeysobitsoboesabiesabbasablesabrisabyesebonskbarsobiasobols

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
abbes
Rare example
obols
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
A (11)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _b__s are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABBES is among the common words in this set.