10-Letter Words Matching __C_____U_

There are 21 10-letter words that match __C_____U_. 12 are common words, such as EUCALYPTUS and FACTITIOUS. A rarer one is DECAPODOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

eucalyptusfactitiousfictitiousincautiousincestuouslicentiouspicaresquepocketsfulsuccessfultechnetiumvictoriousvociferousaccoucheurascogoniumcockalorumluciferouslycopodiumnectareousrecidivousbucketsfuldecapodous

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Words
21 (12 common words)
Common example
eucalyptus
Rare example
decapodous
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching __c_____u_ are there?

21. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EUCALYPTUS is among the common words in this set.