5-Letter Words Matching _H_S_

There are 18 5-letter words that match _H_S_. 14 are common words, such as CHASE and CHASM. A rarer one is SHIST. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

chasechasmchesschestchoseghostphaseshushthesethosewhiskwhistwhosewhosophishwhishghastshist

About this list

Words
18 (14 common words)
Common example
chase
Rare example
shist
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (8)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _h_s_ are there?

18. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHASE is among the common words in this set.