6-Letter Words Matching ___B_T

There are 24 6-letter words that match ___B_T. 12 are common words, such as COMBAT and GAMBIT. A rarer one is SAGBUT. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

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About this list

Words
24 (12 common words)
Common example
combat
Rare example
sagbut
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___b_t are there?

24. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COMBAT is among the common words in this set.