8-Letter Words Matching B_____U_

There are 50 8-letter words that match B_____U_. 18 are common words, such as BACILLUS and BANDEAUX. A rarer one is BUTYROUS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (29 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

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Common words

bacillusbandeauxbarbecuebarbequebasinfulbeechnutbelabourbellyfulbibulousbienniumbigamousblackout
bacillusbandeauxbarbecuebarbequebasinfulbeechnutbelabourbellyfulbibulousbienniumbigamousblackoutblissfulboastfulboutiquebreakoutbronchusbrownoutbabassusbacchiusbanlieuebasidiumbdelliumbimanousbiparousbiramousblamefulblushfulbrachiumbreadnutbackhaulbalisaurbandeausbarleducbatteauxbeaucoupbebeerusbejeezusbemurmurbeshroudbetelnutbicolourbijugousbiuniqueblackgumbordeauxbothriumbullpoutbunrakusbutyrous

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Words
50 (18 common words)
Common example
bacillus
Rare example
butyrous
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
A (29)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching b_____u_ are there?

50. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACILLUS is among the common words in this set.