5-Letter Words Matching H_O__

There are 14 5-letter words that match H_O__. 9 are common words, such as HOOCH and HOODS. A rarer one is HOOTY. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

hoochhoodshooeyhoofshookahookshookyhoopshootshaolehyoidhoodyhoolyhooty

About this list

Words
14 (9 common words)
Common example
hooch
Rare example
hooty
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
O (12)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching h_o__ are there?

14. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HOOCH is among the common words in this set.