8-Letter Words Matching ____I_U_

There are 72 8-letter words that match ____I_U_. 35 are common words, such as ALUMINUM and APPLIQUE. A rarer one is TRITICUM. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (46 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 72

Common words

aluminumappliqueboutiquecapsicumcaptiouscautiouscontinuacontinuecritiquecurlicuedetritusemeritus
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Words
72 (35 common words)
Common example
aluminum
Rare example
triticum
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
38
Most frequent letter
S (46)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____i_u_ are there?

72. 35 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALUMINUM is among the common words in this set.