8-Letter Words Matching _H_____A

There are 16 8-letter words that match _H_____A. 3 are common words, such as CHARISMA and CHICKPEA. A rarer one is THIOTEPA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

charismachickpeachimaerachaquetachuringaphotopiashigellathioureachalaziachatchkachloasmapheloniarhizobiashillalatheriacathiotepa

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Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
charisma
Rare example
thiotepa
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching _h_____a are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHARISMA is among the common words in this set.