11-Letter Words Matching _______RU__

There are 17 11-letter words that match _______RU__. 3 are common words, such as KETTLEDRUMS and RECONSTRUCT. A rarer one is WATERTHRUSH. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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Words
17 (3 common words)
Common example
kettledrums
Rare example
waterthrush
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching _______ru__ are there?

17. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

KETTLEDRUMS is among the common words in this set.