6-Letter Words Matching F___U_

There are 18 6-letter words that match F___U_. 9 are common words, such as FAMOUS and FAVOUR. A rarer one is FUCOUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

famousfavourfichusfitfulflatusfoetusfonduefondusfungusfescuefoliumfrenumfundusfurfurfaceupferrumfuckupfucous

About this list

Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
famous
Rare example
fucous
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching f___u_ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FAMOUS is among the common words in this set.