12-Letter Words Matching ________H_L_

There are 21 12-letter words that match ________H_L_. 6 are common words, such as FORTHRIGHTLY and HYDROCEPHALI. A rarer one is THROTTLEHOLD. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

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Words
21 (6 common words)
Common example
forthrightly
Rare example
throttlehold
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (18)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ________h_l_ are there?

21. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FORTHRIGHTLY is among the common words in this set.