8-Letter Words Matching _P_U____

There are 26 8-letter words that match _P_U____. 12 are common words, such as EPAULETS and SPLURGED. A rarer one is UPRUSHES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

epauletssplurgedsplurgessplutterspousalsspoutingsprucelysprucestsprucingupsurgedupsurgesupturned
epauletssplurgedsplurgessplutterspousalsspoutingsprucelysprucestsprucingupsurgedupsurgesupturnedopiumismoppugnedappulsesoppugnersplurgerspousingspouterssprucierupbuildsupcurledupcurvedupcurvesuprusheduprushes

About this list

Words
26 (12 common words)
Common example
epaulets
Rare example
uprushes
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
S (21)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _p_u____ are there?

26. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EPAULETS is among the common words in this set.