12-Letter Words Matching ______H_L___

There are 38 12-letter words that match ______H_L___. 10 are common words, such as BUTTONHOLING and HAEMOPHILIAS. A rarer one is THERMOHALINE. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 38

Common words

buttonholinghaemophiliasmelancholiasmelancholiesneverthelessofficeholderpigeonholingpolicyholderpolyethyleneunderwhelmedmelancholicsanemophilous
buttonholinghaemophiliasmelancholiasmelancholiesneverthelessofficeholderpigeonholingpolicyholderpolyethyleneunderwhelmedmelancholicsanemophilouscoprophilousexophthalmoshydrophiloushygrophilousmelancholiacnecrophiliacnecrophiliasnecrophilismnecrophilistoxycephaliesphotophiloussuperphylumstriumphalismtriumphalisttropophilousanthophilousbuttonholerscandleholdercladophyllumcoprophiliaccoprophiliasexophthalmicexophthalmuspigeonholersstringhaltedthermohaline

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Words
38 (10 common words)
Common example
buttonholing
Rare example
thermohaline
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
O (32)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ______h_l___ are there?

38. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUTTONHOLING is among the common words in this set.