12-Letter Words Matching _____U_O____

There are 16 12-letter words that match _____U_O____. 7 are common words, such as METICULOUSLY and MIRACULOUSLY. A rarer one is STRIDULOUSLY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
meticulously
Rare example
stridulously
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
L (15)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching _____u_o____ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

METICULOUSLY is among the common words in this set.