7-Letter Words Matching O____U_

There are 33 7-letter words that match O____U_. 16 are common words, such as OBLIQUE and OBLOQUY. A rarer one is OZONOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (19 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

obliqueobloquyobsequyobviousoctopusodorousominousomnibusonerousopossumoptimumormolus
obliqueobloquyobsequyobviousoctopusodorousominousomnibusonerousopossumoptimumormolusoverbuyoverduboverdueoverrunocciputomentumosculumosmiousosseousouthauloutpourocellusochrousodorfuloestrumoestrusorganumoutswumovercutoversupozonous

About this list

Words
33 (16 common words)
Common example
oblique
Rare example
ozonous
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (19)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching o____u_ are there?

33. 16 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

OBLIQUE is among the common words in this set.