8-Letter Words Matching _B___A__

There are 20 8-letter words that match _B___A__. 11 are common words, such as ABDICATE and ABERRANT. A rarer one is ABLEGATE. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

abdicateaberrantabnegateabrogateabstractabundantobduracyobdurateobeisantobituaryobligateabfaradsabradantabsonantabuttalsobligatiobligatoobturateabettalsablegate

About this list

Words
20 (11 common words)
Common example
abdicate
Rare example
ablegate
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
T (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _b___a__ are there?

20. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABDICATE is among the common words in this set.