9-Letter Words Matching ____HL___

There are 51 9-letter words that match ____HL___. 17 are common words, such as BIATHLONS and DEATHLESS. A rarer one is WITCHLIKE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (37 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 51

Common words

biathlonsdeathlessdeathlikeearthlierearthlingfaithlessfleshliermarshlandmatchlessmatchlockmirthlessmonthlies
biathlonsdeathlessdeathlikeearthlierearthlingfaithlessfleshliermarshlandmatchlessmatchlockmirthlessmonthliespamphletspunchlinesylphliketoothlessworthlesscoachloadfleshlesshatchlingheathlandloathliermarchlandmonthlongnymphlikesouthlandtoothliketouchlinetrochlearvetchlingbenchlandbiathletebrushlanddepthlessdoughlikeearthlikeflashlampheathlessheathlikeleechlikemarchlikemouthlikenorthlandpunchlessroughlegsshashlickshashlikstrachlingtrochleaetrochleaswitchlike

About this list

Words
51 (17 common words)
Common example
biathlons
Rare example
witchlike
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
E (37)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____hl___ are there?

51. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BIATHLONS is among the common words in this set.