7-Letter Words Matching ____FL_

There are 26 7-letter words that match ____FL_. 17 are common words, such as ALOOFLY and BLOWFLY. A rarer one is SHOOFLY. In this set, Y is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 26

Common words

alooflyblowflyblufflybrieflychieflyfireflygrufflyoverflyscuffleshufflesnafflesniffle
alooflyblowflyblufflybrieflychieflyfireflygrufflyoverflyscuffleshufflesnafflesnifflesnufflesnufflysoufflestifflytruffledeerflygallflysandflyskifflewhiffleantifluglowflyshadflyshoofly

About this list

Words
26 (17 common words)
Common example
aloofly
Rare example
shoofly
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
Y (16)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____fl_ are there?

26. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALOOFLY is among the common words in this set.