5-Letter Words Matching S___F

There are 17 5-letter words that match S___F. 14 are common words, such as SCARF and SCOFF. A rarer one is SWARF. In this set, F is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

scarfscoffscuffscurfserifsheafshelfskiffsniffsnuffspoofstaffstiffstuffsluffspiffswarf

About this list

Words
17 (14 common words)
Common example
scarf
Rare example
swarf
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
F (10)

Questions

How many 5-letter words matching s___f are there?

17. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SCARF is among the common words in this set.