8-Letter Words Matching ____I__H

There are 19 8-letter words that match ____I__H. 7 are common words, such as BESMIRCH and FIFTIETH. A rarer one is UNSTITCH. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 19

besmirchfiftiethfortiethhyacinthrestitchsixtiethyeshivaheldritchhawfinchhelminthkaffiyehkeffiyehunclinchcarritchnargilehoutbitchoutpitchparritchunstitch

About this list

Words
19 (7 common words)
Common example
besmirch
Rare example
unstitch
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
T (12)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____i__h are there?

19. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BESMIRCH is among the common words in this set.