7-Letter Words Matching __H_O__

There are 20 7-letter words that match __H_O__. 9 are common words, such as BEHOOVE and CAHOOTS. A rarer one is UPHROES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

behoovecahootsmahjongschlockschmoesschnookschoolsschrodsunhooksethmoidachiotedahoonsethionsmahzorsochroidochrousschmoosschnozzunhoodsuphroes

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Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
behoove
Rare example
uphroes
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __h_o__ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEHOOVE is among the common words in this set.