9-Letter Words Matching _P____U__

There are 17 9-letter words that match _P____U__. 11 are common words, such as APPLIQUED and APPLIQUES. A rarer one is SPEARGUNS. 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

appliquedappliquesepiloguesopportunespacesuitspadefulsspectrumssphagnumsspiritualspoonfulsuppercutsapologuesspeculumsspicebushspirituelepiloguedspearguns

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Words
17 (11 common words)
Common example
appliqued
Rare example
spearguns
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
10

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _p____u__ are there?

17. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLIQUED is among the common words in this set.