11-Letter Words Matching _A____F____

There are 12 11-letter words that match _A____F____. 7 are common words, such as BATTLEFIELD and BATTLEFRONT. A rarer one is SAPONIFIERS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

battlefieldbattlefrontdamselflieshandcuffingmasterfullyragamuffinssanctifyinglapidifyingsaponifyingbailiffshipsanctifierssaponifiers

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
battlefield
Rare example
saponifiers
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
I (10)

Questions

How many 11-letter words matching _a____f____ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BATTLEFIELD is among the common words in this set.