7-Letter Words Matching H_E____

There are 16 7-letter words that match H_E____. 6 are common words, such as HEEDFUL and HEEDING. A rarer one is HYENOID. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

heedfulheedingheehawsheelinghoecakehoedownheeltaphaeminshaemoidheedersheelersheezinghoelikehuelesshyeninehyenoid

About this list

Words
16 (6 common words)
Common example
heedful
Rare example
hyenoid
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching h_e____ are there?

16. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HEEDFUL is among the common words in this set.