8-Letter Words Matching B____A__

There are 143 8-letter words that match B____A__. 52 are common words, such as BACKDATE and BACKHAND. A rarer one is BUTYRALS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (75 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 143

Common words

backdatebackhandbacklashbackpackbacktalkbackwardbackwashbackyardbadinageballgameballparkbandeaux
backdatebackhandbacklashbackpackbacktalkbackwardbackwashbackyardbadinageballgameballparkbandeauxbankcardbarnyardbaronagebaseballbathmatsbeanbagsbeefcakebeltwaysbequeathbesmearsbespeaksbestiarybeveragebifocalsbigheadsbilliardbirdbathbirdcagebivouacsblizzardblockadeblockageblowhardbluejaysboldfacebolivarsbookcasebookmarkbouffantboundarybraggartbreakagebreviarybrouhahabuckramsbucksawsbugbearsburglarsburglarybabytalkbacchantbacksawsbaldpatebandsawsbangtailbaresarkbeanballbearcatsbedheadsbedplatebeermatsbenzoatebiforatebijugatebilobatebimetalsbioplasmblindageblowlampboatyardbogbeansbondmaidboneyardbookrackbootjackbootlaceborstalsbowheadsboxboardbrassardbregmatabrowbandbullbatsbumboatsbunkmateburgravebushlandbusloadsbutyratebaaskaapbacalaosbackcastbackhaulbacklandbalisaurballhawkbandeausbarchansbasilarybatteauxbecloaksbecowardbedchairbedframebedstandbefleaedbegroansbemadamsbendwaysbesteadsbiennalebigaradebikewaysbirdcallbirdfarmblinkardbloviateblowbackblowballblueballbluecapsbluejackbobstaysbodhransbonifacebordeauxboshvarkbrakeagebrantailbrassagebrassartbrechamsbrechansbregmatebroadaxebrockagebucktailbushwahsbutylatebutyralsbareback

About this list

Words
143 (52 common words)
Common example
backdate
Rare example
butyrals
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
42
Most frequent letter
E (75)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching b____a__ are there?

143. 52 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKDATE is among the common words in this set.