8-Letter Words Matching ____C_U_

There are 22 8-letter words that match ____C_U_. 4 are common words, such as BRONCHUS and CADUCEUS. A rarer one is ZOOECIUM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

bronchuscaduceuscouscousfranciumcaducouscatechuselenchusglaucousgyneciummuticousnudicaulrhonchussiliciumaduncousbeaucoupdioicousindiciumluteciumpostcoupseascoutturacouszooecium

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Words
22 (4 common words)
Common example
bronchus
Rare example
zooecium
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____c_u_ are there?

22. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRONCHUS is among the common words in this set.