7-Letter Words Matching ___AF__

There are 17 7-letter words that match ___AF__. 6 are common words, such as CARAFES and GIRAFFE. A rarer one is UPWAFTS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

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Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
carafes
Rare example
upwafts
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___af__ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CARAFES is among the common words in this set.