9-Letter Words Matching H_____M__

There are 13 9-letter words that match H_____M__. 3 are common words, such as HALFTIMES and HANDSOMER. A rarer one is HYPOXEMIC. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

halftimeshandsomerheadlampshecatombshematomashomonymichyperemiahalidomeshemolymphhepatomashyperemichypoxemiahypoxemic

About this list

Words
13 (3 common words)
Common example
halftimes
Rare example
hypoxemic
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
E (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching h_____m__ are there?

13. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HALFTIMES is among the common words in this set.