7-Letter Words Matching ____E_F

There are 12 7-letter words that match ____E_F. 7 are common words, such as FLYLEAF and HERSELF. A rarer one is SHEREEF. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

flyleafherselfhimselfoneselfthereofthyselfwhereofnonselfourselfendleafhisselfshereef

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
flyleaf
Rare example
shereef
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (9)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____e_f are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FLYLEAF is among the common words in this set.