10-Letter Words Matching ____A__U__

There are 33 10-letter words that match ____A__U__. 20 are common words, such as ANIMALCULE and CANTALOUPE. A rarer one is STIRABOUTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

animalculecantaloupecantaloupsdemeanoursdisfavoursendeavoursgargantuangermaniumsgymnasiumshereaboutsnonfactualpalladiums
animalculecantaloupecantaloupsdemeanoursdisfavoursendeavoursgargantuangermaniumsgymnasiumshereaboutsnonfactualpalladiumspompadourssemiannualtantamountterrariumsturnaboutsturnaroundultrasoundwraparoundmassasaugaoveraboundsargassumsscaramouchwalkaboutsanimalculaasphaltumsbarracoutabeglamoursherbariumsprecalculiprosateursstirabouts

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Words
33 (20 common words)
Common example
animalcule
Rare example
stirabouts
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
18
Most frequent letter
S (22)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____a__u__ are there?

33. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANIMALCULE is among the common words in this set.