9-Letter Words Matching E___B____

There are 12 9-letter words that match E___B____. 5 are common words, such as EASTBOUND and ENNOBLING. A rarer one is EXTUBATES. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

eastboundennoblingestablishexhibitedexhibitorectoblastendoblastentoblastennoblerseurybathsextubatedextubates

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
eastbound
Rare example
extubates
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
T (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching e___b____ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EASTBOUND is among the common words in this set.