8-Letter Words Matching N____U__

There are 14 8-letter words that match N____U__. 4 are common words, such as NIOBIUMS and NONESUCH. A rarer one is NONTRUTH. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

niobiumsnonesuchnostrumsnumskullnanotubenewfoundnuthousenatriumsneedfulsnonadultnonequalnonfluidnontrumpnontruth

About this list

Words
14 (4 common words)
Common example
niobiums
Rare example
nontruth
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
O (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching n____u__ are there?

14. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

NIOBIUMS is among the common words in this set.