10-Letter Words Matching _____L_U__

There are 29 10-letter words that match _____L_U__. 14 are common words, such as ANIMALCULE and BERKELIUMS. A rarer one is TRIFOLIUMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 29

Common words

animalculeberkeliumsberylliumscantaloupecantaloupsdiscoloursflagellumshorselaughmausoleumsovercloudspetroleumsshovelfuls
animalculeberkeliumsberylliumscantaloupecantaloupsdiscoloursflagellumshorselaughmausoleumsovercloudspetroleumsshovelfulssubculturetricoloursapicultureaviculturekieselguhroverblouseoverslaughraincloudsroquelaureanimalculaasphaltumsbarrelfulsconvolvulidishcloutsprecalculirostellumstrifoliums

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Words
29 (14 common words)
Common example
animalcule
Rare example
trifoliums
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (21)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____l_u__ are there?

29. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANIMALCULE is among the common words in this set.