8-Letter Words Matching U_____U_

There are 18 8-letter words that match U_____U_. 8 are common words, such as ULCEROUS and UNCTUOUS. A rarer one is UNSINFUL. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

ulcerousunctuousundercutunderfurunlawfuluppercutusuriousuxoriousunshroudunartfulunderbudunderbuyunderrunundevoutunfamousunjoyfulunmanfulunsinful

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Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
ulcerous
Rare example
unsinful
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
N (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching u_____u_ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ULCEROUS is among the common words in this set.