8-Letter Words Starting With RUB

There are 18 8-letter words that start with RUB. 5 are common words, such as RUBBISHY and RUBDOWNS. A rarer one is RUBYLIKE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

rubbishyrubdownsrubellasrubicundrubidiumrubbingsrubeolasrubricalrubstonerubaboosrubaiyatrubassesrubbaboorubberedrubblierrubblingrubeolarrubylike

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Words
18 (5 common words)
Common example
rubbishy
Rare example
rubylike
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words starting with rub are there?

18. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

RUBBISHY is among the common words in this set.