10-Letter Words Matching ______AU__

There are 18 10-letter words that match ______AU__. 7 are common words, such as APPLESAUCE and ASTRONAUTS. A rarer one is MICROFAUNA. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

applesauceastronautscaterwaulscosmonautshorselaughsomersaultstegosaurihadrosaursmassasaugaoverslaughpterosaursroquelaurestegosaurstropopauseusquebaugharchosaurshausfrauenmicrofauna

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Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
applesauce
Rare example
microfauna
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ______au__ are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLESAUCE is among the common words in this set.