10-Letter Words Matching ____U__S__

There are 40 10-letter words that match ____U__S__. 16 are common words, such as AMANUENSES and AMANUENSIS. A rarer one is VOLVULUSES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

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amanuensesamanuensiscalculusescellulosescommunismscommunistsmarquessesoutguessedoutguessesrecrudescesensuouslytortuouslyturquoisesunctuouslyvirtuouslyvoyeurismscellulosiccoagulasesexiguouslyhirsutismssuccubusesauteuristscarburisedcarburisescellulasescommunisedcommunisesdenturistsepicurismsgranulosesgranulosisherculesesmisguessedmisguessessubcutisessubmucosaesubmucosalsubmucosastalmudismsvolvuluses

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Words
40 (16 common words)
Common example
amanuenses
Rare example
volvuluses
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
27
Most frequent letter
S (32)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____u__s__ are there?

40. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AMANUENSES is among the common words in this set.