9-Letter Words Matching _____AU__

There are 28 9-letter words that match _____AU__. 8 are common words, such as AQUANAUTS and DINOSAURS. A rarer one is SCUPPAUGS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

aquanautsdinosaursgrandauntholocaustkeelhaulsmenopauseoverhaulsplateauedaeronautsaeropauseargonautshypocaust
aquanautsdinosaursgrandauntholocaustkeelhaulsmenopauseoverhaulsplateauedaeronautsaeropauseargonautshypocaustionopausemegafaunamesopausebackhaulsbalisaursclubhaulsdownhaulsfootfaultkilobaudskilogausslanglaufsmosasaursoceanautsoversaucepostfaultscuppaugs

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Words
28 (8 common words)
Common example
aquanauts
Rare example
scuppaugs
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (24)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____au__ are there?

28. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AQUANAUTS is among the common words in this set.