8-Letter Words Matching H_____O_

There are 41 8-letter words that match H_____O_. 15 are common words, such as HANDBOOK and HARDWOOD. A rarer one is HYPOPYON. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 41

Common words

handbookhardwoodheadroomhedgehoghedgehophedgerowheirloomheptagonhereuponhighbrowhockshophomeroom
handbookhardwoodheadroomhedgehoghedgehophedgerowheirloomheptagonhereuponhighbrowhockshophomeroomhoosegowhousetophymnbookhalationhimationhoneypothornbookhorseboxhotchpothydratorhydrosolhaftarothaftorothaggadothalachothalakhothandloomhardboothelistophidalgoshighspothomeoboxhornitoshorsepoxhotbloodhoteldomhydragoghypergolhypopyon

About this list

Words
41 (15 common words)
Common example
handbook
Rare example
hypopyon
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
O (23)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h_____o_ are there?

41. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HANDBOOK is among the common words in this set.