8-Letter Words Matching ____OU__

There are 140 8-letter words that match ____OU__. 73 are common words, such as ALEHOUSE and ALTHOUGH. A rarer one is WITHOUTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (104 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 140

Common words

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About this list

Words
140 (73 common words)
Common example
alehouse
Rare example
withouts
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
68
Most frequent letter
S (104)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ou__ are there?

140. 73 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALEHOUSE is among the common words in this set.