8-Letter Words Matching H_I_____

There are 30 8-letter words that match H_I_____. 12 are common words, such as HAIRBALL and HAIRCUTS. A rarer one is HUISACHE. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 30

Common words

hairballhaircutshairiesthairlesshairlikehairlinehairnetshairpinsheightenheirloomheistinghoisting
hairballhaircutshairiesthairlesshairlikehairlinehairnetshairpinsheightenheirloomheistinghoistinghairbandhaircarehairgriphairtailhairwormheirshiphoickinghaircapshairlockhairworkheighthsheirdomsheirlessheistershoidenedhoistershuipileshuisache

About this list

Words
30 (12 common words)
Common example
hairball
Rare example
huisache
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
R (22)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h_i_____ are there?

30. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HAIRBALL is among the common words in this set.