8-Letter Words Matching _____Q__

There are 12 8-letter words that match _____Q__. 7 are common words, such as APPLIQUE and BARBEQUE. A rarer one is POSTIQUE. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

appliquebarbequeboutiquecolloquycritiquemystiquephysiquepratiqueremarquebiuniquemoresquepostique

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
applique
Rare example
postique
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
U (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _____q__ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLIQUE is among the common words in this set.