10-Letter Words Matching _T_____U__

There are 16 10-letter words that match _T_____U__. 7 are common words, such as STATEHOUSE and STEAKHOUSE. A rarer one is STORMBOUND. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

statehousesteakhousestegosauristorehousestrikeoutsstrontiumsytterbiumsathenaeumsattainturepterosaursstarstruckstegosaurspterygiumsstiraboutsstomodeumsstormbound

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
statehouse
Rare example
stormbound
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _t_____u__ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

STATEHOUSE is among the common words in this set.