8-Letter Words Matching H_E_____

There are 15 8-letter words that match H_E_____. 5 are common words, such as HEEDLESS and HEEHAWED. A rarer one is HEELTAPS. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

heedlessheehawedheellesshoecakeshoedownsheelposthierarchhieratichaematalhaematichaematinhaeredesheelballheelingsheeltaps

About this list

Words
15 (5 common words)
Common example
heedless
Rare example
heeltaps
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
A (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h_e_____ are there?

15. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HEEDLESS is among the common words in this set.