12-Letter Words Matching ________GH__

There are 16 12-letter words that match ________GH__. 13 are common words, such as CANDLELIGHTS and DREADNAUGHTS. A rarer one is YESTERNIGHTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

candlelightsdreadnaughtsdreadnoughtsforethoughtsheavyweightslightweightspaperweightspennyweightssearchlightsspaceflightsstreetlightsunderweightswheelwrightsoverslaughedtrothplightsyesternights

About this list

Words
16 (13 common words)
Common example
candlelights
Rare example
yesternights
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
15
Most frequent letter
S (16)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________gh__ are there?

16. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CANDLELIGHTS is among the common words in this set.