6-Letter Words Matching F__B__

There are 18 6-letter words that match F__B__. 12 are common words, such as FANBOY and FEEBLE. A rarer one is FUBBED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

fanboyfeeblefeeblyfibbedfibberflabbyflybysfobbedfoibleforbadforbidfumbleferbamfimblefogbowflyboyforbyefubbed

About this list

Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
fanboy
Rare example
fubbed
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching f__b__ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FANBOY is among the common words in this set.