8-Letter Words Matching _____BU_

There are 17 8-letter words that match _____BU_. 4 are common words, such as MEALYBUG and STINKBUG. A rarer one is UNDERBUY. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

mealybugstinkbugsyllabusthrombusarquebusmicrobusmotorbussuccubussuperbugsyllabubgreenbughoneybunpinchbugsillabubsillibubunderbudunderbuy

About this list

Words
17 (4 common words)
Common example
mealybug
Rare example
underbuy
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____bu_ are there?

17. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MEALYBUG is among the common words in this set.