9-Letter Words Matching H_____B__

There are 12 9-letter words that match H_____B__. 6 are common words, such as HABITABLE and HANDLEBAR. A rarer one is HOBNOBBER. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

habitablehandlebarheritablehobnobbedhonorablehonorablyhabitablyharquebusheritablyhumblebeehatchablehobnobber

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
habitable
Rare example
hobnobber
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (10)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching h_____b__ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HABITABLE is among the common words in this set.