7-Letter Words Matching ____CU_

There are 16 7-letter words that match ____CU_. 6 are common words, such as CARACUL and HAIRCUT. A rarer one is PANICUM. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
caracul
Rare example
panicum
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
O (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____cu_ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CARACUL is among the common words in this set.