8-Letter Words Matching ____H_G_

There are 12 8-letter words that match ____H_G_. 5 are common words, such as APOTHEGM and ESOPHAGI. A rarer one is SEMIHIGH. 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

apothegmesophagiroughagesandhogswarthogsapophygegeophagybearhugsomophagyoverhighprophagesemihigh

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Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
apothegm
Rare example
semihigh
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
3

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____h_g_ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APOTHEGM is among the common words in this set.