10-Letter Words Matching ____F__E__

There are 28 10-letter words that match ____F__E__. 12 are common words, such as ANTIFREEZE and ARTIFICERS. A rarer one is UNAFFLUENT. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (22 words). 18 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

antifreezeartificersbeneficentfluffinessgirlfriendmaleficentmunificentscruffieststiffenersstuffinessthriftiestthriftless
antifreezeartificersbeneficentfluffinessgirlfriendmaleficentmunificentscruffieststiffenersstuffinessthriftiestthriftlessdeepfreezehighfliersscurfinesssquiffiestunsafenessbenefiterschafferershighflyersomnificentpostfreezereafforestsniffinesssnuffliestspiffinessstrifelessunaffluent

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Words
28 (12 common words)
Common example
antifreeze
Rare example
unaffluent
Doubled letters
18
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
I (22)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____f__e__ are there?

28. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANTIFREEZE is among the common words in this set.