7-Letter Words Matching ___UA__

There are 27 7-letter words that match ___UA__. 14 are common words, such as ACTUARY and ACTUATE. A rarer one is UNGUARD. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

actuaryactuateannualsassuagecasualsestuaryjaguarsmanualspiquantritualssaguarosituate
actuaryactuateannualsassuagecasualsestuaryjaguarsmanualspiquantritualssaguarosituatevaluatevisualsarcuateescuageissuantliquateloquatsossuarysahuarosinuatetoluatediquatsmahuangmanuaryunguard

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Words
27 (14 common words)
Common example
actuary
Rare example
unguard
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___ua__ are there?

27. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACTUARY is among the common words in this set.