8-Letter Words Containing HEL

There are 82 8-letter words that contain HEL. 33 are common words, such as APHELION and BACHELOR. A rarer one is WHELKIER. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (41 words). 25 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 82

Common words

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aphelionbachelorblithelybrothelsbusheledechelonseggshellgauchelyhandheldheliporthellbenthellcatshellholehellionshelmetedhelmsmanhelmsmenhelpingshelplesshelplinehelpmatehelpmeetnutshellsatchelsseashellshellackshellacsshellingsheltersshelvingwhelmingwhelpingwithheldaphelianathelingchelatedchelateshatchelsheliacalhelicoidheliconshelipadshellfirehellkitehelminthhelotagehelotismparheliaphellemsrakehellshelduckantheliaanthelixbushelerchelatorchelipedcheloidsdishelmsechellesheliastshelicityhelicopthelilifthelistophelloinghelmlesshelpableoverheldparhelicpheloniashelffulshellersshelliersheltiesshelversshelviersubshellthelitisunhelmedunhelpedunshellswhelkier

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Words
82 (33 common words)
Common example
aphelion
Rare example
whelkier
Doubled letters
25
Ending in S
24
Most frequent letter
S (41)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing hel are there?

82. 33 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APHELION is among the common words in this set.