Words with 'aur' at the start and 's' at the end

Which word that starts with 'aur' and ends with 's' is the most unique?
Undoubtedly one of the most strange words from this page is 'auriferous'. The dictionary defines it as "Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. ~= Pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.".

What is the largest word you can derive using words that start with 'aur' and end with 's'?
The word 'auriculariales' is made up of 14 characters.

What is the most common word on this page?
Rating as the 49317^th most popular word, you will want to ensure that you have 'auras' in your repertoire.

In total, how many words are there using this list?
From this list of words with 'aur' at the start and 's' at the end, there are 27 unique entries which are possible altogether.

In Scrabble, what's the most points possible from words beginning with 'aur' and ending with 's'?
We suggest using 'aurochs' for a score of 12 points.