5-Letter Words Matching H_L__

There are 46 5-letter words that match H_L__. 29 are common words, such as HALAL and HALED. A rarer one is HYLAS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (21 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 46

Common words

halalhaledhalerhaleshallohallshalonhaloshaltshalvehelixhello
halalhaledhalerhaleshallohallshalonhaloshaltshalvehelixhellohellshelmshelothelpshelvehillshillyhiltsholdsholedholesholeyhollyhulashulkshullohullshalmshilumhulkyhalidhalmahalvahelioheloshilarhillohilusholkshollaholloholmsholtshylas

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Words
46 (29 common words)
Common example
halal
Rare example
hylas
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
21
Most frequent letter
S (21)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching h_l__ are there?

46. 29 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HALAL is among the common words in this set.