9-Letter Words Matching ____L__H_

There are 40 9-letter words that match ____L__H_. 15 are common words, such as FIRELIGHT and HEADLIGHT. A rarer one is XENOLITHS. 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

firelightheadlighthighlightlamplightlimelightmegalithsmonolithsmoonlightoilclothssidelightspotlightstarlight
firelightheadlighthighlightlamplightlimelightmegalithsmonolithsmoonlightoilclothssidelightspotlightstarlightstoplighttaillighttopflightanaglyphsbacklightcromlechsdeadlightdroplightentelechyfootlightguillocheisoplethsjacklightparflechepreflightsafelighttokolosheacrolithsaerolithsagallochskryolithsmegillahsoverlightregolithsrushlightsynalephatriglyphsxenoliths

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Words
40 (15 common words)
Common example
firelight
Rare example
xenoliths
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
14

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____l__h_ are there?

40. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FIRELIGHT is among the common words in this set.