8-Letter Words Matching __P___U_

There are 24 8-letter words that match __P___U_. 8 are common words, such as APPLIQUE and CAPSICUM. A rarer one is SEPPUKUS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

appliquecapsicumcaptiousemporiumpopulousuppercutvaporousviperousbiparouscupreoushypogeumimperiumlapilluspupariumsaporoussepaloussuperbugamplexusgypseousimporouspeponiumrepursuesapajousseppukus

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Words
24 (8 common words)
Common example
applique
Rare example
seppukus
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __p___u_ are there?

24. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLIQUE is among the common words in this set.