6-Letter Words Matching U___U_

There are 12 6-letter words that match U___U_. 6 are common words, such as UMLAUT and UNIQUE. A rarer one is UVEOUS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

umlautuniqueunpluguntrueusefuluterusunglueuraeusubiqueunshutunspunuveous

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
umlaut
Rare example
uveous
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (8)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching u___u_ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

UMLAUT is among the common words in this set.