8-Letter Words Matching _____CU_

There are 20 8-letter words that match _____CU_. 10 are common words, such as BARBECUE and CAPSICUM. A rarer one is TRITICUM. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

barbecuecapsicumcrosscutcurlicuecurlycuehibiscusmeniscusshortcutundercutuppercutclearcutguaiacumintercutopinicusviaticumdeathcupguaiocummisfocusprefocustriticum

About this list

Words
20 (10 common words)
Common example
barbecue
Rare example
triticum
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____cu_ are there?

20. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BARBECUE is among the common words in this set.