6-Letter Words Matching __U_S_

There are 17 6-letter words that match __U_S_. 12 are common words, such as BLUEST and BLUESY. A rarer one is SQUUSH. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

bluestbluesybluishbruiseclumsycoursecruisemoussesquashsquishtruesttruismaguishbourseavulsekoussosquush

About this list

Words
17 (12 common words)
Common example
bluest
Rare example
squush
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
E (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __u_s_ are there?

17. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLUEST is among the common words in this set.