10-Letter Words Matching ______OU__

There are 85 10-letter words that match ______OU__. 48 are common words, such as BACKGROUND and BEHAVIOURS. A rarer one is UNDERCOUNT. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (62 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 85

Common words

backgroundbehavioursblockhousebloodhoundcampgroundcantaloupecantaloupscourthousedemeanoursdiscoloursdisfavoursdownspouts
backgroundbehavioursblockhousebloodhoundcampgroundcantaloupecantaloupscourthousedemeanoursdiscoloursdisfavoursdownspoutsearthboundendeavoursfairgroundforegroundgreenhouseguardhousehereaboutshouseboundlighthousemotormouthneighboursnewsgroupsnorthboundovercloudspilothouseplaygroundpompadourspowerhouseroughhouseroundhousesmokehousesouthboundspellboundsplendoursstatehousesteakhousestorehousestrikeoutstantamounttricoloursturnaboutsturnaroundultrasoundwheelhousewhorehousewraparoundbawdyhousebrassboundcarrefoursclothbounddecompoundglasshouseguesthousemangetoutsoveraboundoverblouseovergroundpaperboundplaygroupsraincloudsrediscountscaramouchshowgroundshrewmousesnakemouthwalkaboutsbarracoutabeglamourscrosscourtdishcloutsfrontcourtgroundoutslargemouthoutreboundrainspoutsrecontourssandgrousesemigroupssmallmouthstiraboutsstormboundsugarhouseundercount

About this list

Words
85 (48 common words)
Common example
background
Rare example
undercount
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
28
Most frequent letter
S (62)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ______ou__ are there?

85. 48 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKGROUND is among the common words in this set.