7-Letter Words Matching ___F__N

There are 12 7-letter words that match ___F__N. 7 are common words, such as BUFFOON and CHIFFON. A rarer one is TURFMEN. In this set, F is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

buffoonchiffongriffingriffonruffiansaffronstiffenmouflonturfmancaffeinoutfawnturfmen

About this list

Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
buffoon
Rare example
turfmen
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
F (8)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___f__n are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BUFFOON is among the common words in this set.