7-Letter Words Matching __L__F_

There are 15 7-letter words that match __L__F_. 9 are common words, such as BELIEFS and CALCIFY. A rarer one is SPLIFFS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 15

beliefscalcifyfallofffalsifymollifynullifypilaffsreliefsselloffdulcifyjellifyjollifysalsifysclaffsspliffs

About this list

Words
15 (9 common words)
Common example
beliefs
Rare example
spliffs
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
I (12)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __l__f_ are there?

15. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELIEFS is among the common words in this set.