8-Letter Words Matching H___B___

There are 40 8-letter words that match H___B___. 20 are common words, such as HAIRBALL and HALFBACK. A rarer one is HOLIBUTS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (27 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

hairballhalfbackhalibutshandbagshandballhandbillhandbookhardbackhardballharebellheadbandhellbent
hairballhalfbackhalibutshandbagshandballhandbillhandbookhardbackhardballharebellheadbandhellbenthighballhighbornhighboyshighbrowhomebodyhomeboyshumpbackhymnbookhackbutshairbandhalfbeakhangbirdhautboishautboyshawkbillheadbutthighbredholdbackhomebredhoofbeathornbeamhornbillhornbookhandbellhardbootheelballhighbushholibuts

About this list

Words
40 (20 common words)
Common example
hairball
Rare example
holibuts
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
A (27)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h___b___ are there?

40. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HAIRBALL is among the common words in this set.