8-Letter Words Matching H_W_____

There are 12 8-letter words that match H_W_____. 2 are common words, such as HAWTHORN and HOWITZER. A rarer one is HOWDYING. In this set, A is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

hawthornhowitzerhawfinchhawkbillhawkingshawkshawhawkweedhawkeyedhawklikehawkmothhawknosehowdying

About this list

Words
12 (2 common words)
Common example
hawthorn
Rare example
howdying
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
A (10)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching h_w_____ are there?

12. 2 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HAWTHORN is among the common words in this set.