8-Letter Words Matching H____L__

There are 18 8-letter words that match H____L__. 4 are common words, such as HOSTELED and HOSTELER. A rarer one is HUIPILES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

hosteledhostelerhostelryhostileshandclapholdallshabdalahhanseledhavdalahhemiolashemioliaherculeshexaplarhexaplashirseledhouseledhovelledhuipiles

About this list

Words
18 (4 common words)
Common example
hosteled
Rare example
huipiles
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h____l__ are there?

18. 4 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HOSTELED is among the common words in this set.