9-Letter Words Matching _____UG__

There are 18 9-letter words that match _____UG__. 7 are common words, such as BETHOUGHT and FURLOUGHS. A rarer one is OUTLAUGHS. In this set, H is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

bethoughtfurloughshiccoughsmethoughtonslaughtoutfoughtrethoughtinwroughtrewroughtunthoughtdogfoughtgunfoughtmisgaugedmisgaugesmistaughtoutboughtoutcaughtoutlaughs

About this list

Words
18 (7 common words)
Common example
bethought
Rare example
outlaughs
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
H (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____ug__ are there?

18. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BETHOUGHT is among the common words in this set.