12-Letter Words Matching H_________L_

There are 39 12-letter words that match H_________L_. 17 are common words, such as HARDHEADEDLY and HARDSCRABBLE. A rarer one is HYPERMUTABLE. In this set, Y is the most frequent open letter (36 words). 23 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 39

Common words

hardheadedlyhardscrabbleharmonicallyharmoniouslyhermeticallyhesitatinglyhighhandedlyhistoricallyholisticallyhorizontallyhorrendouslyhorrifically
hardheadedlyhardscrabbleharmonicallyharmoniouslyhermeticallyhesitatinglyhighhandedlyhistoricallyholisticallyhorizontallyhorrendouslyhorrificallyhydrocephalihydrocephalyhygienicallyhypnoticallyhystericallyheraldicallyhereditarilyhieraticallyhomosexuallyhorrifyinglyhypnotizablehypoglossalshaloperidolshearteninglyheathenishlyhebdomadallyhellaciouslyhepatomegalyherbicidallyheterophyllyhexadecimalshomonymouslyhomozygouslyhydrolyzablehydronicallyhypabyssallyhypermutable

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Words
39 (17 common words)
Common example
hardheadedly
Rare example
hypermutable
Doubled letters
23
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
Y (36)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching h_________l_ are there?

39. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HARDHEADEDLY is among the common words in this set.