6-Letter Words Matching ___AF_

There are 12 6-letter words that match ___AF_. 6 are common words, such as CARAFE and DECAFS. A rarer one is UPWAFT. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

carafedecafspilaffpilafsstrafeunsafedecaffkenafssclaffagrafesheafsupwaft

About this list

Words
12 (6 common words)
Common example
carafe
Rare example
upwaft
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (8)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching ___af_ are there?

12. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CARAFE is among the common words in this set.