11-Letter Words Matching ___P_____U_

There are 16 11-letter words that match ___P_____U_. 3 are common words, such as COMPENDIOUS and SUSPENSEFUL. A rarer one is SULPHUREOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

compendioussuspensefultempestuouscarpogoniumhesperidiumhippocampushispiduloussympetaloussymphonioustripetaloustriphibiousdroppersfulherpesvirussempervivumserpiginoussulphureous

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Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
compendious
Rare example
sulphureous
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___p_____u_ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COMPENDIOUS is among the common words in this set.