10-Letter Words Matching _A_____U__

There are 51 10-letter words that match _A_____U__. 22 are common words, such as BACKGROUND and CAMPGROUND. A rarer one is SANDGROUSE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (34 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 51

Common words

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backgroundcampgroundcantaloupecantaloupscaricaturecataloguedcataloguercataloguescaterwaulsearthboundfairgroundgargantuanharmoniumslanthanumsmagnesiumsmausoleumspaintbrushpalladiumsparimutuelraconteurstantamountwanderlustbasketfulsbawdyhousecanaliculicandlenutscarrefourshadrosaurslambrequinmangetoutsmansuetudemanubriumsmassasaugapaperboundraconteuseraincloudssanctitudesargassumswalkaboutsbarracoutabarrelfulscallithumpcastoreumsgardenfulsharborfulshausfrauenlargemouthparamylumsparasexualrainspoutssandgrouse

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Words
51 (22 common words)
Common example
background
Rare example
sandgrouse
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
24
Most frequent letter
S (34)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _a_____u__ are there?

51. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKGROUND is among the common words in this set.