8-Letter Words Matching _____NU_

There are 38 8-letter words that match _____NU_. 17 are common words, such as ALUMINUM and BEECHNUT. A rarer one is TIMPANUM. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

aluminumbeechnutchestnutcocoanutcontinuacontinuedoughnutduodenumhazelnutlaburnumlaudanumparvenus
aluminumbeechnutchestnutcocoanutcontinuacontinuedoughnutduodenumhazelnutlaburnumlaudanumparvenusplatinumsphagnumterminustympanumviburnumalburnumbreadnutcontinuodisannulearthnutgalbanumglucinumlabdanumolibanumpandanuspulvinusscalenussubgenusbetelnutepigonusinconnusoriganumparvenuesubmenusthumbnuttimpanum

About this list

Words
38 (17 common words)
Common example
aluminum
Rare example
timpanum
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
A (22)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____nu_ are there?

38. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALUMINUM is among the common words in this set.