8-Letter Words Matching ___R__U_

There are 40 8-letter words that match ___R__U_. 17 are common words, such as AGERATUM and CARRYOUT. A rarer one is UNARTFUL. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (30 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

ageratumcarryoutdetritusemeritusenormousgloriousintriguemournfulnacreousoverhaulproroguescornful
ageratumcarryoutdetritusemeritusenormousgloriousintriguemournfulnacreousoverhaulproroguescornfulshortcutspurioususuriousuxoriousvitreousacarpouschoraguscitreouscupreousexordiumferreousmicrobusoverplusoversoulpruritusscirrhusspermouswearifulbunrakuschoregusextremummicroluxochreousoverfouloverloudscarioussportfulunartful

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Words
40 (17 common words)
Common example
ageratum
Rare example
unartful
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
23
Most frequent letter
O (30)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___r__u_ are there?

40. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AGERATUM is among the common words in this set.