7-Letter Words Matching H___S__

There are 20 7-letter words that match H___S__. 9 are common words, such as HACKSAW and HANDSAW. A rarer one is HOMOSEX. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

hacksawhandsawhandsetheadsethearsayhearseshoarserhonestyhumuseshandselhexosanhexoseshoarsenhardsethearsedhocusedhocusesholismsholistshomosex

About this list

Words
20 (9 common words)
Common example
hacksaw
Rare example
homosex
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching h___s__ are there?

20. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HACKSAW is among the common words in this set.