8-Letter Words Matching E_____U_

There are 30 8-letter words that match E_____U_. 9 are common words, such as EMERITUS and EMPORIUM. A rarer one is EXTREMUM. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

emeritusemporiumencomiumenormousenshroudepilogueeuropiumeventfulexiguousearthnutedaciouselectrum
emeritusemporiumencomiumenormousenshroudepilogueeuropiumeventfulexiguousearthnutedaciouselectrumelenchusentelluseohippusepigeouseulogiumeuonymusevonymusexcursusexemplumeximiousexordiumecraseurelytrousenginousepigonuseremuruseurokousextremum

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Words
30 (9 common words)
Common example
emeritus
Rare example
extremum
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
17

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching e_____u_ are there?

30. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EMERITUS is among the common words in this set.