9-Letter Words Matching _H_G_____

There are 12 9-letter words that match _H_G_____. 5 are common words, such as CHAGRINED and PHAGOCYTE. A rarer one is SHIGELLAE. 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

chagrinedphagocyteshaggiestshogunatethighbonechigetaisrhigoleneshagbarksshigellaschugalugsshagreensshigellae

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Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
chagrined
Rare example
shigellae
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
5

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _h_g_____ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CHAGRINED is among the common words in this set.