7-Letter Words Matching S____B_

There are 16 7-letter words that match S____B_. 6 are common words, such as SCARABS and SCRUBBY. A rarer one is SWINGBY. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

scarabsscrubbyshrubbystandbysuburbssyllabisassabysaxtubaskibobssuccubisaprobeserdabssquabbysubdebssuccubaswingby

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Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
scarabs
Rare example
swingby
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching s____b_ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCARABS is among the common words in this set.