11-Letter Words Matching ___L_F_____

There are 23 11-letter words that match ___L_F_____. 6 are common words, such as CAULIFLOWER and FAULTFINDER. A rarer one is TOPLOFTIEST. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (23 words). 12 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 23

cauliflowerfaultfinderjellyfishesmellifluousproliferateshellfishesgillyflowerkillifishesmelliferousmellifluentnullifidianproliferousprolificacybailiffshipmillefiorismillefleursprolificityqualifiablequalifiedlysablefishesswellfishestoplofticaltoploftiest

About this list

Words
23 (6 common words)
Common example
cauliflower
Rare example
toploftiest
Doubled letters
12
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
I (23)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching ___l_f_____ are there?

23. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CAULIFLOWER is among the common words in this set.