9-Letter Words Matching ___A_B___

There are 31 9-letter words that match ___A_B___. 18 are common words, such as BEDAUBING and BROADBAND. A rarer one is SUBABBOTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 31

Common words

bedaubingbroadbanddreamboatpreambledpreamblesrehabbingscrabbledscrabblerscrabblesscrambledscramblerscrambles
bedaubingbroadbanddreamboatpreambledpreamblesrehabbingscrabbledscrabblerscrabblesscrambledscramblerscramblesscrapbooksquabbledsquabblersquabblessteamboatsweatbandbroadbillbroadbrimcarambolafriarbirdrocambolebedabbledbedabblescedarbirdmatambalamicawbersrehabberssquabbiersubabbots

About this list

Words
31 (18 common words)
Common example
bedaubing
Rare example
subabbots
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (23)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___a_b___ are there?

31. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEDAUBING is among the common words in this set.