8-Letter Words Matching H____T__

There are 40 8-letter words that match H____T__. 14 are common words, such as HARLOTRY and HEIGHTEN. A rarer one is HYALITES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

harlotryheightenhelmetedhemostathermeticholistichonesterhonestlyhospitalhousetophucksterhydrated
harlotryheightenhelmetedhemostathermeticholistichonesterhonestlyhospitalhousetophucksterhydratedhydrateshypnotichamartiahermiticherpetichidrotichieratichipbathshydratorhaematalhaematichaematinhapliteshavartisheadstayheighthshelistophemipterhermitryhessiteshomeotichomestayhoopsterhopliteshoplitichornitoshospitiahyalites

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Words
40 (14 common words)
Common example
harlotry
Rare example
hyalites
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
E (28)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h____t__ are there?

40. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HARLOTRY is among the common words in this set.