9-Letter Words Matching __U__B___

There are 18 9-letter words that match __U__B___. 6 are common words, such as CRUCIBLES and HOUSEBOAT. A rarer one is SQUIBBING. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

crucibleshouseboathouseboyssquabbledsquabblersquabblesmousebirdslugabedssoundbarssoundbitethuriblestouchbackbrushbackdoughboyseducablessauceboatsquabbiersquibbing

About this list

Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
crucibles
Rare example
squibbing
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __u__b___ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CRUCIBLES is among the common words in this set.