9-Letter Words Matching _P_____U_

There are 22 9-letter words that match _P_____U_. 3 are common words, such as APPARATUS and SPLENDOUR. A rarer one is SPIRITOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (20 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

apparatussplendourspoonsfulapatosaurapetalousaphyllousapivorousepicediumepigenousepigynouseponymousoperculumsphacelusspirillumspleenfulapogamousepigonousepimysiumopusculumsparkplugsphagnousspiritous

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Words
22 (3 common words)
Common example
apparatus
Rare example
spiritous
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (20)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _p_____u_ are there?

22. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPARATUS is among the common words in this set.