9-Letter Words Matching _____Q_E_

There are 18 9-letter words that match _____Q_E_. 12 are common words, such as APPLIQUED and APPLIQUES. A rarer one is REMARQUES. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

appliquedappliquesbarbequedbarbequesboutiquescritiquedcritiquesexchequermystiquesphysiquesreconquersobriquetphysiquedmoresquespostiquespratiquesrelacquerremarques

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Words
18 (12 common words)
Common example
appliqued
Rare example
remarques
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
U (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____q_e_ are there?

18. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLIQUED is among the common words in this set.