8-Letter Words Matching M____U__

There are 35 8-letter words that match M____U__. 14 are common words, such as MACAQUES and MADHOUSE. A rarer one is MUONIUMS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 35

Common words

macaquesmadhousemalamutemanicuremasseursmasseusemaximumsminimumsmiscountmistrustmodicumsmoisture
macaquesmadhousemalamutemanicuremasseursmasseusemaximumsminimumsmiscountmistrustmodicumsmoisturemoleculemoribundmalemutemegabuckmillrunsmisdoubtmultiusemajaguasmamelukemasscultmatchupsmisboundmisgaugemisroutemissoundmissoutsmistouchmistruthmonofuelmonohullmoondustmuckluckmuoniums

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Words
35 (14 common words)
Common example
macaques
Rare example
muoniums
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching m____u__ are there?

35. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

MACAQUES is among the common words in this set.