7-Letter Words Matching __H__L_

There are 12 7-letter words that match __H__L_. 4 are common words, such as SCHMALZ and SCHOOLS. A rarer one is TAHSILS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

schmalzschoolsuphillsvehicleaphyllyashfallbehowlsechelleinhaulsreheelsschorlstahsils

About this list

Words
12 (4 common words)
Common example
schmalz
Rare example
tahsils
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
S (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __h__l_ are there?

12. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCHMALZ is among the common words in this set.