8-Letter Words Matching ___B__T_

There are 45 8-letter words that match ___B__T_. 16 are common words, such as BOMBASTS and CATBOATS. A rarer one is TRABEATE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (40 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 45

Common words

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bombastscatboatsciabattadoubletsdribletsfilbertsgunboatsiceboatsinkblotslambastelambastsoffbeatsrowboatssunbeltstowboatstugboatsbabbittsbarbettebombsitebumboatscombustsgibbsitegilbertsglabrategumbootslambertsstibnitetolboothairboatsbulbletscambistsdrabbetseyeboltsflybeltsflyboatsgabbartshalbertspigboatsredbaitsseabootsslybootssorbentssymbiotesymbiotstrabeate

About this list

Words
45 (16 common words)
Common example
bombasts
Rare example
trabeate
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
35
Most frequent letter
S (40)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___b__t_ are there?

45. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOMBASTS is among the common words in this set.