7-Letter Words Matching ___F_S_

There are 46 7-letter words that match ___F_S_. 18 are common words, such as CATFISH and CODFISH. A rarer one is SERFISH. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 46

Common words

catfishcodfishconfessconfusedeafestdeffestdiffusedogfishgabfestgarfishliefestprofess
catfishcodfishconfessconfusedeafestdeffestdiffusedogfishgabfestgarfishliefestprofessprofuseraffishselfishsuffusesunfishwolfishbatfishbedfastboxfishcowfishfinfishhagfishhogfishhuffishjewfishmudfishnaffestoarfishpanfishperfusepigfishpinfishredfishsawfishsubfuscsunfastwaifishdeafishfoxfishoutfastoutfishpupfishratfishserfish

About this list

Words
46 (18 common words)
Common example
catfish
Rare example
serfish
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (32)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ___f_s_ are there?

46. 18 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CATFISH is among the common words in this set.