8-Letter Words Matching A___B___

There are 18 8-letter words that match A___B___. 9 are common words, such as ACERBATE and ACERBITY. A rarer one is ANTIBOSS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

acerbateacerbityacrobatsaerobicsalembicsalgebrasantibodyaudiblesautobahnacerbestadumbralamoeboidadhibitsaerobiumallobarsamoebeanantibiasantiboss

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
acerbate
Rare example
antiboss
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching a___b___ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACERBATE is among the common words in this set.