8-Letter Words Matching H_____S_

There are 104 8-letter words that match H_____S_. 48 are common words, such as HAIRIEST and HAIRLESS. A rarer one is HYMNLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (91 words). 50 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 104

Common words

hairiesthairlesshammiesthandiesthappiesthardiesthardnessharmlessharshesthasheeshhastiesthaziness
hairiesthairlesshammiesthandiesthappiesthardiesthardnessharmlessharshesthasheeshhastiesthazinessheadiestheadlessheadrestheaviesthedonismhedonistheedlessheellessheftiesthelplesshighnesshighrisehilliesthindmosthoariesthoarsesthobbyistholinesshomelesshominesshopelesshorniesthornlesshorsiesthothousehuffiesthugenesshumanesthumanismhumanisthumblesthumidesthumoristhunkiesthuntresshuskiesthalenesshandfasthandlessheadcaseheadmostheavyishheelposthelotismhenhouseheterismhightestholdfasthomilisthooknosehulkiesthurtlesshagadisthalakisthalfnesshaltlesshamulosehandlisthangnesthardcasehardnosehawknoseheadfishheatlesshedgiestheirlesshelmlesshempiestherbiestherblesshidelesshighbushhiltlesshippiesthivelesshokinessholelesshoodiesthoodlesshooflesshookiesthooklesshooplesshootiesthoppiesthotpresshumanisehumpiesthumplesshydropsyhygieisthymnless

About this list

Words
104 (48 common words)
Common example
hairiest
Rare example
hymnless
Doubled letters
50
Ending in S
37
Most frequent letter
E (91)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h_____s_ are there?

104. 48 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HAIRIEST is among the common words in this set.