7-Letter Words Matching __A__F_

There are 13 7-letter words that match __A__F_. 6 are common words, such as BEATIFY and CLARIFY. A rarer one is SHARIFS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 13

beatifyclarifygratifyplayoffqualifyscarifycoalifykhalifakhalifsleadoffopacifyshadufssharifs

About this list

Words
13 (6 common words)
Common example
beatify
Rare example
sharifs
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
I (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __a__f_ are there?

13. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEATIFY is among the common words in this set.