9-Letter Words Matching __U_G____

There are 28 9-letter words that match __U_G____. 17 are common words, such as BLUDGEONS and BLUEGILLS. A rarer one is YOUNGNESS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

bludgeonsbluegillsbluegrassbourgeoisdruggistsgrungiesthourglasssludgiestsluggardssmudgiestsmugglerssmuggling
bludgeonsbluegillsbluegrassbourgeoisdruggistsgrungiesthourglasssludgiestsluggardssmudgiestsmugglerssmugglingsnugglingsquiggledsquigglessturgeonsyoungsterbourgeonscourgetteyounglingdruggiestfluxgatesscungillislungshotspurgallssqueggingtrudgeonsyoungness

About this list

Words
28 (17 common words)
Common example
bludgeons
Rare example
youngness
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (26)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __u_g____ are there?

28. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLUDGEONS is among the common words in this set.