8-Letter Words Matching _A__B___

There are 112 8-letter words that match _A__B___. 50 are common words, such as BACKBITE and BACKBONE. A rarer one is YARDBIRD. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (64 words). 24 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 112

Common words

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About this list

Words
112 (50 common words)
Common example
backbite
Rare example
yardbird
Doubled letters
24
Ending in S
34
Most frequent letter
A (64)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _a__b___ are there?

112. 50 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKBITE is among the common words in this set.