9-Letter Words Containing CUP

There are 20 9-letter words that contain CUP. 12 are common words, such as BUTTERCUP and CUPBOARDS. A rarer one is SCUPPAUGS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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Words
20 (12 common words)
Common example
buttercup
Rare example
scuppaugs
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words containing cup are there?

20. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUTTERCUP is among the common words in this set.