10-Letter Words Matching ______U_U_

There are 16 10-letter words that match ______U_U_. 8 are common words, such as COLLOQUIUM and CONTIGUOUS. A rarer one is ALLOSAURUS. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

colloquiumcontiguouscontinuouscurriculumincestuousspirituoustumultuousvoluptuousacetabulumchautauquafasciculusglomerulushomunculusranunculusvibraculumallosaurus

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Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
colloquium
Rare example
allosaurus
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
11

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ______u_u_ are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

COLLOQUIUM is among the common words in this set.