10-Letter Words Matching _____H_L__

There are 53 10-letter words that match _____H_L__. 18 are common words, such as BOMBSHELLS and CHINCHILLA. A rarer one is XENOPHILES. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (42 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

bombshellschinchillachocaholicchocoholicchuckholescubbyholesguildhallshemophiliahouseholdsleaseholdsmeanwhilesoenophiles
bombshellschinchillachocaholicchocoholicchuckholescubbyholesguildhallshemophiliahouseholdsleaseholdsmeanwhilesoenophilesoverwhelmsshopaholicthresholdswaterholeswindchillsworkaholicclamshellsencephalicencephalonendotheliahawseholeshemophiliclipophilicmesotheliaparaphiliapedophilespedophiliapedophilicstokeholdsstokeholesbasophilesbasophiliabasophiliccryophiliccytophilicenkephalinhalophileshalophiliclampshellsmesophyllsmultihullsmycophilesnemophilasoverchillspodophyllisoftshellssuperhelixthumbholestouchholesturophilesxenophiles

About this list

Words
53 (18 common words)
Common example
bombshells
Rare example
xenophiles
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
30
Most frequent letter
O (42)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____h_l__ are there?

53. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOMBSHELLS is among the common words in this set.