9-Letter Words Matching _H____D__

There are 21 9-letter words that match _H____D__. 8 are common words, such as CHICKADEE and CHLAMYDIA. A rarer one is THRENODES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

chickadeechlamydiachloridesphilanderrhapsodicsheikhdomthralldomthyroidalchloridicphyllodesthrenodicchlamydeschoroidalchromidesphyllodiarhachidesrhapsodesrhizoidalshipsidesthiazidesthrenodes

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Words
21 (8 common words)
Common example
chickadee
Rare example
threnodes
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
9
Most frequent letter
I (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _h____d__ are there?

21. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHICKADEE is among the common words in this set.