5-Letter Words Matching __I_F

There are 13 5-letter words that match __I_F. 9 are common words, such as BRIEF and CHIEF. A rarer one is GRIFF. In this set, F is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

briefchiefcliffgriefskiffsniffstiffthiefwhiffquiffspiffgliffgriff

About this list

Words
13 (9 common words)
Common example
brief
Rare example
griff
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
F (9)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching __i_f are there?

13. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BRIEF is among the common words in this set.