9-Letter Words Matching _B_____L_

There are 12 9-letter words that match _B_____L_. 8 are common words, such as ABASHEDLY and ABIDINGLY. A rarer one is ABRADABLE. In this set, Y is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

abashedlyabidinglyabusivelyabysmallyobliquelyobscenelyobscurelyobviouslyobverselyabdicableabnormalsabradable

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
abashedly
Rare example
abradable
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
Y (9)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _b_____l_ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABASHEDLY is among the common words in this set.