10-Letter Words Matching __O____U__

There are 27 10-letter words that match __O____U__. 14 are common words, such as BLOCKHOUSE and BLOODHOUND. A rarer one is STORMBOUND. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

blockhousebloodhounddoodlebugsgrotesquesgroundnutsmoonstruckneodymiumsproconsulsprostituteshovelfulssmokehousestorehouse
blockhousebloodhounddoodlebugsgrotesquesgroundnutsmoonstruckneodymiumsproconsulsprostituteshovelfulssmokehousestorehousetoothbrushwhorehouseclothboundshortcrustshowgroundtropopauseuropygiumsclosetfulscrosscourtfrontcourtgroundoutsololiuquisprosateursstomodeumsstormbound

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Words
27 (14 common words)
Common example
blockhouse
Rare example
stormbound
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (24)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __o____u__ are there?

27. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLOCKHOUSE is among the common words in this set.