9-Letter Words Matching ___B___U_

There are 12 9-letter words that match ___B___U_. 3 are common words, such as ARABESQUE and BARBAROUS. A rarer one is HARBORFUL. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

arabesquebarbarousbubblegumcarbonousflabellumglobulousherbariumtumblebugunobviouschibouquecymbidiumharborful

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Words
12 (3 common words)
Common example
arabesque
Rare example
harborful
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___b___u_ are there?

12. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ARABESQUE is among the common words in this set.