6-Letter Words Matching __UA__

There are 23 6-letter words that match __UA__. 13 are common words, such as EQUALS and EQUATE. A rarer one is ZOUAVE. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

equalsequateiguanasquabssquadssquallsquaresquashsquatssquawksquawstruantusualsacuatesquamasquameeluanteluatefeuarsjoualslauanssouarizouave

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Words
23 (13 common words)
Common example
equals
Rare example
zouave
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __ua__ are there?

23. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EQUALS is among the common words in this set.