8-Letter Words Matching H___G___

There are 26 8-letter words that match H___G___. 6 are common words, such as HALOGENS and HANDGUNS. A rarer one is HYPOGYNY. In this set, O is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

halogenshandgunsheadgearhexagonshexagramhologramhairgriphandgriphindgutshiraganahomegirlhomogamy
halogenshandgunsheadgearhexagonshexagramhologramhairgriphandgriphindgutshiraganahomegirlhomogamyhomogenyhomogonyhypogealhypogenehypogeumheadgatehemagogshologamyhologynyhomagershomaginghoosgowshypogeanhypogyny

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Words
26 (6 common words)
Common example
halogens
Rare example
hypogyny
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
O (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h___g___ are there?

26. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HALOGENS is among the common words in this set.