9-Letter Words Matching H_____S__

There are 53 9-letter words that match H_____S__. 22 are common words, such as HALITOSES and HALITOSIS. A rarer one is HYGIEISTS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (46 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 53

Common words

halitoseshalitosishaplesslyharnessedharnessesheadrestshedonismshedonistsheinouslyheiresseshideouslyhighrises
halitoseshalitosishaplesslyharnessedharnessesheadrestshedonismshedonistsheinouslyheiresseshideouslyhighriseshipnesseshobbyistshostessedhostesseshothouseshotnesseshoumouseshumanismshumanistshumoristsharnesserheadcaseshematosishemolyseshemolysinhemolysishenhousesheterosisholdfastshooknoseshyponastyhagadistshalakistshalituseshandfastshandlistshangnestshardnoseshawknosesheelpostshelotismsheteroseshibakushahomilistshomolyseshomolysishugeouslyhumanisedhumaniseshydropseshygieists

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Words
53 (22 common words)
Common example
halitoses
Rare example
hygieists
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
42
Most frequent letter
S (46)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching h_____s__ are there?

53. 22 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HALITOSES is among the common words in this set.