9-Letter Words Matching ____IQ___

There are 12 9-letter words that match ____IQ___. 8 are common words, such as APPLIQUED and APPLIQUES. A rarer one is PRATIQUES. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

appliquedappliquesboutiquescritiquedcritiquesmystiquesphysiquessobriquetphysiquednonliquidpostiquespratiques

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
appliqued
Rare example
pratiques
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
U (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____iq___ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLIQUED is among the common words in this set.