8-Letter Words Matching ____U_G_

There are 20 8-letter words that match ____U_G_. 9 are common words, such as BEGRUDGE and CHEMURGY. A rarer one is REPLUNGE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
begrudge
Rare example
replunge
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____u_g_ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEGRUDGE is among the common words in this set.