5-Letter Words Matching _CU__

There are 16 5-letter words that match _CU__. 7 are common words, such as ACUTE and SCUBA. A rarer one is SCULP. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
acute
Rare example
sculp
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _cu__ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACUTE is among the common words in this set.