7-Letter Words Matching ___AU__

There are 17 7-letter words that match ___AU__. 8 are common words, such as ASSAULT and BECAUSE. A rarer one is ROMAUNT. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

assaultbecausebedaubsdebauchdefaultexhaustmaraudsumlautsablautsdegausspadauksbelaudshamaulsinfaunainhaulsregaugeromaunt

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Words
17 (8 common words)
Common example
assault
Rare example
romaunt
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___au__ are there?

17. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ASSAULT is among the common words in this set.