6-Letter Words Matching __F_N_

There are 16 6-letter words that match __F_N_. 7 are common words, such as DEFEND and DEFINE. A rarer one is WIFING. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

defenddefineinfantoffendoffingrefinerefundaffineeffingdefangdefundelfinsfifingrefindunfondwifing

About this list

Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
defend
Rare example
wifing
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (11)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching __f_n_ are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEFEND is among the common words in this set.