8-Letter Words Matching ____AU__

There are 18 8-letter words that match ____AU__. 6 are common words, such as APPLAUDS and APPLAUSE. A rarer one is TAUTAUGS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

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Words
18 (6 common words)
Common example
applauds
Rare example
tautaugs
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____au__ are there?

18. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLAUDS is among the common words in this set.