9-Letter Words Matching _____H_L_

There are 69 9-letter words that match _____H_L_. 26 are common words, such as BOMBSHELL and BOOKSHELF. A rarer one is XEROPHILY. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (45 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 69

Common words

bombshellbookshelfchuckholecubbyholeerstwhilegrouchilyguildhallhealthilyhouseholdleaseholdlengthilylovechild
bombshellbookshelfchuckholecubbyholeerstwhilegrouchilyguildhallhealthilyhouseholdleaseholdlengthilylovechildmeanwhileoenophileoverwhelmraunchilysketchilysplashilysprightlystarchilystepchildthresholdunsightlyuprightlywaterholewindchillbasophilscataphyllclamshellencephalahawseholehomophilescrumhalfstokeholdstokeholeswarthilytouchholebasophilebimethylsblotchilybreathilycatecholscrunchilydimethylshalophilekrummholzlampshellmesophyllmesophylsmonophylymultihullmycophilenaphtholsnaphthylsnemophilaoverchillpreachilyslouchilysoftshellsquashilythumbholetoxophilyturophiletwitchilywealthilyxenophilexerophilexerophilypedophile

About this list

Words
69 (26 common words)
Common example
bombshell
Rare example
xerophily
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (45)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____h_l_ are there?

69. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BOMBSHELL is among the common words in this set.