5-Letter Words Matching _HE__

There are 70 5-letter words that match _HE__. 48 are common words, such as AHEAD and CHEAP. A rarer one is WHEWS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (33 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 70

Common words

aheadcheapcheatcheckcheekcheepcheerchefschemochertchesschest
aheadcheapcheatcheckcheekcheepcheerchefschemochertchesschestchewschewyrheasrheumsheafshearshedssheensheepsheersheetsheikshelfshellsherdshewnshewsthefttheirthemethenstherethermthesethetathewswhealwheatwheelwhelkwhelmwhelpwhenswherewhetswheystheeschelachevygheeskhedapheonshendthebethecathegnthewywheenchethkhethkhetsshealsheasshentsheoltheinwheepwhews

About this list

Words
70 (48 common words)
Common example
ahead
Rare example
whews
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
S (33)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching _he__ are there?

70. 48 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AHEAD is among the common words in this set.