5-Letter Words Matching P_U__

There are 22 5-letter words that match P_U__. 16 are common words, such as PAUSE and PLUCK. A rarer one is PRUTA. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

pausepluckplugsplumbplumeplumpplumsplumyplunkplushpouchpoundpourspoutsprudeprunepoufspoultpoutyphutspouffpruta

About this list

Words
22 (16 common words)
Common example
pause
Rare example
pruta
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
L (10)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching p_u__ are there?

22. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

PAUSE is among the common words in this set.