8-Letter Words Matching U____O__

There are 22 8-letter words that match U____O__. 9 are common words, such as ULCEROUS and UNBOSOMS. A rarer one is URSIFORM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

ulcerousunbosomsunctionsunctuousunsavoryupsilonsupstrokeusuriousuxoriousunciformunheroicunshroudunthroneupthrowsuroscopyunbloodyundevoutunfamousupshootsupthrownurochordursiform

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Words
22 (9 common words)
Common example
ulcerous
Rare example
ursiform
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching u____o__ are there?

22. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ULCEROUS is among the common words in this set.