6-Letter Words Matching _E_F__

There are 21 6-letter words that match _E_F__. 12 are common words, such as BEEFED and BELFRY. A rarer one is WEBFED. In this set, D is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

beefedbelfrydeafendeaferdefferdelftsheiferleafedreefedreeferreffedselfiedeaflydeificfeoffsredfintelferkerfedmedflyselfedwebfed

About this list

Words
21 (12 common words)
Common example
beefed
Rare example
webfed
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
D (15)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching _e_f__ are there?

21. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEFED is among the common words in this set.