8-Letter Words Matching _U_S____

There are 172 8-letter words that match _U_S____. 74 are common words, such as BURSITIS and BURSTING. A rarer one is TUSSUCKS. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (111 words). 42 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 172

Common words

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Words
172 (74 common words)
Common example
bursitis
Rare example
tussucks
Doubled letters
42
Ending in S
61
Most frequent letter
T (111)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _u_s____ are there?

172. 74 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BURSITIS is among the common words in this set.