6-Letter Words Matching S_F___

There are 17 6-letter words that match S_F___. 12 are common words, such as SAFARI and SAFELY. A rarer one is SOFTAS. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

safarisafelysafestsafetysiftedsiftersoftensoftersoftiesoftlysuffersuffixsoffitsafrolsifakasofarssoftas

About this list

Words
17 (12 common words)
Common example
safari
Rare example
softas
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
T (10)

Questions

How many 6-letter words matching s_f___ are there?

17. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SAFARI is among the common words in this set.