5-Letter Words Matching _H_O_

There are 17 5-letter words that match _H_O_. 10 are common words, such as CHAOS and PHLOX. A rarer one is WHOOF. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

chaosphloxshookshoonshoosshootthrobthroethrowwhoopchookpheonshoolthiolbhootsheolwhoof

About this list

Words
17 (10 common words)
Common example
chaos
Rare example
whoof
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
O (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _h_o_ are there?

17. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHAOS is among the common words in this set.