9-Letter Words Matching __HL_____

There are 14 9-letter words that match __HL_____. 3 are common words, such as ATHLETICS and SCHLEMIEL. A rarer one is SCHLUMPED. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

athleticsschlemielschleppedashlaringgehlenitemahlstickochlocratschlepperschlierenashleringbuhlworksfahlbandsschliericschlumped

About this list

Words
14 (3 common words)
Common example
athletics
Rare example
schlumped
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
S (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __hl_____ are there?

14. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ATHLETICS is among the common words in this set.