8-Letter Words Matching ___B__U_

There are 15 8-letter words that match ___B__U_. 5 are common words, such as BARBECUE and BARBEQUE. A rarer one is MISBEGUN. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

barbecuebarbequecumbrousdoubtfulscabrousclubhaulfrabjousgalbanumglabrousjambeauxolibanumscabioussombrouscribrousmisbegun

About this list

Words
15 (5 common words)
Common example
barbecue
Rare example
misbegun
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
A (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___b__u_ are there?

15. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARBECUE is among the common words in this set.