5-Letter Words Matching T_B__

There are 18 5-letter words that match T_B__. 13 are common words, such as TABBY and TABLA. A rarer one is TUBAE. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

tabbytablatabletabootabortabustibiatubaltubastubbytubedtubertubestabestabertabidtabuntubae

About this list

Words
18 (13 common words)
Common example
tabby
Rare example
tubae
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
A (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching t_b__ are there?

18. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

TABBY is among the common words in this set.