6-Letter Words Matching N__B__

There are 17 6-letter words that match N__B__. 10 are common words, such as NABBED and NEWBIE. A rarer one is NIBBED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

nabbednewbienibblenimblenimblynimbusnubbinnumbednumbernumblyniobicnobblenubblenubblynumbatnabbernibbed

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
nabbed
Rare example
nibbed
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching n__b__ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NABBED is among the common words in this set.