9-Letter Words Matching _T_____U_

There are 17 9-letter words that match _T_____U_. 6 are common words, such as ATROCIOUS and STRENUOUS. A rarer one is UTRICULUS. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

atrociousstrenuousstressfulstrikeoutstrontiumytterbiumathenaeumctenidiumpterosaurstegosaurstomodeumstuporouspterygiumstenchfulstiraboutstrobilusutriculus

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Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
atrocious
Rare example
utriculus
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _t_____u_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATROCIOUS is among the common words in this set.