6-Letter Words Matching __H_L_

There are 16 6-letter words that match __H_L_. 11 are common words, such as AWHILE and BEHALF. A rarer one is SCHULN. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

awhilebehalfbeheldbeholdethylsexhaleinhaleunholyuphelduphillupholdnihilsunhelmenhalomohelsschuln

About this list

Words
16 (11 common words)
Common example
awhile
Rare example
schuln
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __h_l_ are there?

16. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AWHILE is among the common words in this set.