9-Letter Words Matching _____A_U_

There are 17 9-letter words that match _____A_U_. 9 are common words, such as APPARATUS and ASPARAGUS. A rarer one is PERIPATUS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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Words
17 (9 common words)
Common example
apparatus
Rare example
peripatus
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____a_u_ are there?

17. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPARATUS is among the common words in this set.