8-Letter Words Matching __L____H

There are 22 8-letter words that match __L____H. 5 are common words, such as CALABASH and GOLDFISH. A rarer one is TELEPATH. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

calabashgoldfishoilclothpolymathrelaunchallopathbillfishcalipashfallfishfilefishhelminthmilkfishtilefishtolboothwolffishbullrushgalabiehhalakothsaltbushselcouthsylphishtelepath

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Words
22 (5 common words)
Common example
calabash
Rare example
telepath
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __l____h are there?

22. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALABASH is among the common words in this set.