10-Letter Words Containing HEL

There are 72 10-letter words that contain HEL. 14 are common words, such as BOMBSHELLS and BUSHELLING. A rarer one is UNSHELLING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 25 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 72

Common words

bombshellsbushellingepithelialepitheliumhelicopterheliotropehelleboreshelplesslyoverwhelmsperihelionshellackedshellfires
bombshellsbushellingepithelialepitheliumhelicopterheliotropehelleboreshelplesslyoverwhelmsperihelionshellackedshellfiresshelteringunderwhelmcheloniansclamshellsecheloningendotheliahatchelinghelianthusheliographheliolatryheliometerheliotaxisheliotypesheliozoanshellbenderhellhoundshelminthicmesotheliaphellodermshellbarksshellproofanophelineanthelicesanthelionsanthelixeschelatablechelationscheliceraecheliceraldishelmingepithelizehatchelledheliacallyhelicitieshelicoidalhelicoptedheliliftedheliostatshellacioushellbrothshellenizedhellenizeshelmetlikelampshellsnephelinesnephelinicnephelitesperihelialphellogensphelonionssatchelfulscathelesssheldrakesshellbacksshellworkssheltererssoftshellssuperhelixthelitisesunshelling

About this list

Words
72 (14 common words)
Common example
bombshells
Rare example
unshelling
Doubled letters
25
Ending in S
33
Most frequent letter
I (48)

Questions

How many 10-letter words containing hel are there?

72. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOMBSHELLS is among the common words in this set.