8-Letter Words Matching H____H__

There are 20 8-letter words that match H____H__. 10 are common words, such as HARDSHIP and HAUNCHES. A rarer one is HOORAHED. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

hardshiphaunchesheadshiphedgehoghedgehophibachishockshophootcheshurrahedhuzzahedhawkshawheirshiphypothechalachashalachothalakhashalakhothaunchedhazelhenhoorahed

About this list

Words
20 (10 common words)
Common example
hardship
Rare example
hoorahed
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
A (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h____h__ are there?

20. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HARDSHIP is among the common words in this set.