8-Letter Words Matching V_____U_

There are 27 8-letter words that match V_____U_. 12 are common words, such as VALOROUS and VANADIUM. A rarer one is VERATRUM. 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

valorousvanadiumvaporousvengefulvenomousviburnumvigorousviperousvirtuousvitreousvivariumvoyageur
valorousvanadiumvaporousvengefulvenomousviburnumvigorousviperousvirtuousvitreousvivariumvoyageurvanadousvariorumvasculumvelariumvexillumviaticumvinculumvitellusvoicefulvolvulusvomitousvauntfulvavasourvenulousveratrum

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Words
27 (12 common words)
Common example
valorous
Rare example
veratrum
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
12

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching v_____u_ are there?

27. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

VALOROUS is among the common words in this set.