9-Letter Words Matching I__H_____

There are 14 9-letter words that match I__H_____. 3 are common words, such as INCHWORMS and ISTHMUSES. A rarer one is ISTHMIANS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

inchwormsisthmusesitchinessicehousesinsheathsinshrinedinshrinesinthrallsinthronedinthronesischaemiaischemiasisohyetalisthmians

About this list

Words
14 (3 common words)
Common example
inchworms
Rare example
isthmians
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching i__h_____ are there?

14. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

INCHWORMS is among the common words in this set.