8-Letter Words Containing OU

There are 1195 8-letter words that contain OU. 507 are common words, such as ABOUNDED and ACCOUNTS. A rarer one is YOUTHENS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (790 words). 119 words contain a doubled letter.

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Common words

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About this list

Words
1195 (507 common words)
Common example
abounded
Rare example
youthens
Doubled letters
119
Ending in S
552
Most frequent letter
S (790)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing ou are there?

1195. 507 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABOUNDED is among the common words in this set.