12-Letter Words Matching ___T______U_

There are 24 12-letter words that match ___T______U_. 12 are common words, such as CANTANKEROUS and CONTEMPTUOUS. A rarer one is POSTSTIMULUS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

cantankerouscontemptuousconterminouscontumaciouscontumeliousmultifariousobstreperouspertinaciousportmanteausportmanteauxprotactiniumrestaurateurdiatomaceousepithalamiumhectocotylusmultiflorousnoctambulousphotophilousphytophagousprothalamiumsantalaceouserythematouspectinaceouspoststimulus

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Words
24 (12 common words)
Common example
cantankerous
Rare example
poststimulus
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
19
Most frequent letter
O (22)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ___t______u_ are there?

24. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CANTANKEROUS is among the common words in this set.