8-Letter Words Matching ___B_A__

There are 66 8-letter words that match ___B_A__. 24 are common words, such as BUGBEARS and CATBOATS. A rarer one is TRABEATE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 66

Common words

bugbearscatboatscribbagecupboardforbearsgunboatsiceboatskeyboardlapboardlarboardlesbiansmembrane
bugbearscatboatscribbagecupboardforbearsgunboatsiceboatskeyboardlapboardlarboardlesbiansmembraneoffbeatsoutboardoutboastpegboardrowboatsscabbardseaboardsoybeanssunbeamstowboatstugboatsverbiagebogbeansboxboardbumboatsclubhaulclublandcudbearsendbrainepiblastgarboardglabratejambeauxleeboardmidbrainmisbrandmopboardoutbravetribrachvambraceairboatsantbearsclubhanddumbcaneeyebeamsflyboatsjetbeadsmyoblastnonblacknonbrandoutbeamsoutblazeoutbragsoutbrawlpigboatsreobtainsambharsscablandseabeachshebeanssunbeamytagboardteaboardtrabeate

About this list

Words
66 (24 common words)
Common example
bugbears
Rare example
trabeate
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
25
Most frequent letter
O (37)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___b_a__ are there?

66. 24 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUGBEARS is among the common words in this set.