7-Letter Words Matching G____U_

There are 23 7-letter words that match G____U_. 8 are common words, such as GAINFUL and GALLIUM. A rarer one is GRAYOUT. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

gainfulgalliumgaseousgibbousglamourgleefulgrampusgrownupgallnutgallousgateausgateauxgerenukgluteusgrugrusgrumousgummousgagakusgariguegiddyupglobousgoldbuggrayout

About this list

Words
23 (8 common words)
Common example
gainful
Rare example
grayout
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
A (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching g____u_ are there?

23. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GAINFUL is among the common words in this set.