8-Letter Words Matching _C____U_

There are 22 8-letter words that match _C____U_. 6 are common words, such as ACANTHUS and ACTINIUM. A rarer one is SCUPPAUG. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

acanthusactiniumscabrousscandiumscoopfulscornfulacarpousaciculumichorousocherousscabiousscalenusscholiumscirrhussclerousacaulousaconitumecraseuroceanautochreousscariousscuppaug

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Words
22 (6 common words)
Common example
acanthus
Rare example
scuppaug
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _c____u_ are there?

22. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ACANTHUS is among the common words in this set.