8-Letter Words Matching ____EO__

There are 44 8-letter words that match ____EO__. 19 are common words, such as BURGEONS and CLOSEOUT. A rarer one is THYREOID. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (34 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 44

Common words

burgeonscloseoutdudgeonsdungeonsgalleonsgorgeousligneousnacreousnauseousnucleolinucleonsphaseout
burgeonscloseoutdudgeonsdungeonsgalleonsgorgeousligneousnacreousnauseousnucleolinucleonsphaseoutshakeoutstakeoutsurgeonstradeoffvitreouswhiteoutwidgeonsaraceouscitreousclupeoidcorneouscupreouscyaneousepigeousferreousflameoutgriseousgudgeonslacteouspoaceousproteoseborneolschoreoidgypseousidoneousmalleolimovieolanucleoidnucleoleochreousstereoedthyreoid

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Words
44 (19 common words)
Common example
burgeons
Rare example
thyreoid
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
27
Most frequent letter
U (34)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____eo__ are there?

44. 19 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BURGEONS is among the common words in this set.