5-Letter Words Matching H__G_

There are 12 5-letter words that match H__G_. 4 are common words, such as HANGS and HEDGE. A rarer one is HONGS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (6 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

hangshedgehingehoagyhaughhengehoughhedgyheighheughhoggshongs

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
hangs
Rare example
hongs
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (6)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching h__g_ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HANGS is among the common words in this set.