6-Letter Words Matching N_B___

There are 17 6-letter words that match N_B___. 9 are common words, such as NABBED and NABOBS. A rarer one is NUBIAS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

nabbednabobsnebulanibblenoblernoblesnobodynubbinnubilenobblenubblenubblynabbernebulenebulynibbednubias

About this list

Words
17 (9 common words)
Common example
nabbed
Rare example
nubias
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching n_b___ are there?

17. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NABBED is among the common words in this set.