10-Letter Words Matching ____C___U_

There are 18 10-letter words that match ____C___U_. 9 are common words, such as FELICITOUS and INDECOROUS. A rarer one is SAXICOLOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

felicitousindecorousinfectiousmetacarpusmeticulousmiraculousprosceniumridiculoussolicitousgonococcushyoscyamuslimicolousmiracidiumnidicolouspediculousprincipiumpelycosaursaxicolous

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
felicitous
Rare example
saxicolous
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____c___u_ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FELICITOUS is among the common words in this set.