7-Letter Words Matching _C___U_

There are 16 7-letter words that match _C___U_. 3 are common words, such as ECLOGUE and OCTOPUS. A rarer one is SCREWUP. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

eclogueoctopusscrotumacetousaculeusechinusicterusocciputscyphusacajousacerousacinousocellusochrousscaleupscrewup

About this list

Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
eclogue
Rare example
screwup
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _c___u_ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ECLOGUE is among the common words in this set.