10-Letter Words Matching ____L____H

There are 16 10-letter words that match ____L____H. 5 are common words, such as CUTTLEFISH and SHILLELAGH. A rarer one is SMALLMOUTH. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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About this list

Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
cuttlefish
Rare example
smallmouth
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____l____h are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CUTTLEFISH is among the common words in this set.