8-Letter Words Matching H____U__

There are 35 8-letter words that match H____U__. 22 are common words, such as HABITUAL and HABITUES. A rarer one is HOTSPURS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 35

Common words

habitualhabitueshafniumshahniumshaircutshalibutshandcuffhandfulshandgunshandoutshangoutsharbours
habitualhabitueshafniumshahniumshaircutshalibutshandcuffhandfulshandgunshandoutshangoutsharbourshauteursheadhunthiccoughhideoutsholdoutsholmiumshoodlumshopefulshothousehumdrumshabitudehackbutsheadbutthebetudehenequenhenhousehindgutshaviourshenequinheniquenhighbushholibutshotspurs

About this list

Words
35 (22 common words)
Common example
habitual
Rare example
hotspurs
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
22
Most frequent letter
S (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h____u__ are there?

35. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HABITUAL is among the common words in this set.