7-Letter Words Matching __L_F__

There are 12 7-letter words that match __L_F__. 7 are common words, such as BALEFUL and DOLEFUL. A rarer one is FELAFEL. 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

balefuldolefulhelpfulmaleficpilaffsupliftswillfulfalafelgallflysclaffsspliffsfelafel

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Words
12 (7 common words)
Common example
baleful
Rare example
felafel
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
4

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __l_f__ are there?

12. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALEFUL is among the common words in this set.