8-Letter Words Matching F_B_____

There are 14 8-letter words that match F_B_____. 3 are common words, such as FABULOUS and FIBROSES. A rarer one is FUBSIEST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

fabulousfibrosesfibrosisfabliauxfabulistfebrificfibrillafibroticfiberizefibrannefibroidsfibroinsfibromasfubsiest

About this list

Words
14 (3 common words)
Common example
fabulous
Rare example
fubsiest
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching f_b_____ are there?

14. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FABULOUS is among the common words in this set.