8-Letter Words Matching ___A_B__

There are 18 8-letter words that match ___A_B__. 7 are common words, such as BEDAUBED and BREADBOX. A rarer one is UNBARBED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bedaubedbreadboxpreamblerehabbedscramblesquabblebedabblecopaibassneakboxsweatboxcatawbasenjambedmicawberrehabberscrabblysubabbotunbarbedscrabble

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Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
bedaubed
Rare example
unbarbed
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___a_b__ are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEDAUBED is among the common words in this set.