8-Letter Words Matching ____PU__

There are 13 8-letter words that match ____PU__. 4 are common words, such as BREWPUBS and CATAPULT. A rarer one is THRUPUTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

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About this list

Words
13 (4 common words)
Common example
brewpubs
Rare example
thruputs
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____pu__ are there?

13. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BREWPUBS is among the common words in this set.