12-Letter Words Matching ____F____E__

There are 18 12-letter words that match ____F____E__. 8 are common words, such as BENEFACTRESS and BULLFIGHTERS. A rarer one is WHARFMASTERS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

benefactressbullfighterscliffhangersfirefightersindefinitelyinsufficientproofreaderswhiffletreesbirefringentdwarfishnessflimflammerymanifoldnessmonofilamentdumbfoundersflimflammerssniffishnesstypefounderswharfmasters

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Words
18 (8 common words)
Common example
benefactress
Rare example
wharfmasters
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
13
Most frequent letter
S (14)

Questions

How many 12-letter words matching ____f____e__ are there?

18. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BENEFACTRESS is among the common words in this set.