8-Letter Words Matching ____P_U_

There are 14 8-letter words that match ____P_U_. 4 are common words, such as DOWNPOUR and EUROPIUM. A rarer one is TRAPPOUS. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

downpoureuropiumfireplugscoopfulacarpouscroupouseohippusexemplumoverplusbullpouthornpoutpolypousscuppaugtrappous

About this list

Words
14 (4 common words)
Common example
downpour
Rare example
trappous
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
O (11)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____p_u_ are there?

14. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DOWNPOUR is among the common words in this set.