8-Letter Words Matching W_____U_

There are 14 8-letter words that match W_____U_. 6 are common words, such as WASTEFUL and WATCHFUL. A rarer one is WROTHFUL. In this set, F is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

wastefulwatchfulwhiteoutwondrouswrathfulwrongfulwearifulwreckfulwamefouswatchoutwatthourworthfulwrackfulwrothful

About this list

Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
wasteful
Rare example
wrothful
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
F (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching w_____u_ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

WASTEFUL is among the common words in this set.