8-Letter Words Matching ___L_U__

There are 30 8-letter words that match ___L_U__. 15 are common words, such as APPLAUDS and APPLAUSE. A rarer one is WELLCURB. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

applaudsapplausebailoutsbecloudsbowlfulsbuildupsfalloutsfurloughgalliumsjealousypailfulsparlours
applaudsapplausebailoutsbecloudsbowlfulsbuildupsfalloutsfurloughgalliumsjealousypailfulsparlourspulloutsselloutsthuliumsmillrunspalliumsshelduckbellpullbillbugsblellumsbullrushchillumsgallnutsoutlaughrolloutsscaleupsskellumsuncloudswellcurb

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Words
30 (15 common words)
Common example
applauds
Rare example
wellcurb
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
S (26)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___l_u__ are there?

30. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLAUDS is among the common words in this set.