7-Letter Words Matching ____BU_

There are 27 7-letter words that match ____BU_. 9 are common words, such as FIREBUG and HALIBUT. A rarer one is STEWBUM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

firebughalibutincubusladybugminibusomnibusoverbuyrhombusrosebudautobusbillbugcolobus
firebughalibutincubusladybugminibusomnibusoverbuyrhombusrosebudautobusbillbugcolobushackbutjacobusparibusplumbumsackbutantibugcrumbumephebusgoldbugholibutlovebugphoebusrailbussandburstewbum

About this list

Words
27 (9 common words)
Common example
firebug
Rare example
stewbum
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____bu_ are there?

27. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FIREBUG is among the common words in this set.