10-Letter Words Matching _P______U_

There are 19 10-letter words that match _P______U_. 4 are common words, such as EPITHELIUM and OPPROBRIUM. A rarer one is SPRIGHTFUL. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

epitheliumopprobriumspirituousuproariousapocarpousapotheciumepicanthusepicardiumepineuriumepisternumspadiceousspermatiumspittlebugsplendroussporangiumaposporousepidendrumepiphanoussprightful

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Words
19 (4 common words)
Common example
epithelium
Rare example
sprightful
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _p______u_ are there?

19. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EPITHELIUM is among the common words in this set.