7-Letter Words Matching __N_F__

There are 16 7-letter words that match __N_F__. 8 are common words, such as BANEFUL and BENEFIT. A rarer one is OMNIFIC. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

banefulbenefitconiferhandfulmindfulrunoffstankfultunefulbeneficlungfulsandflysongfulcansfulgoniffsmonofilomnific

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
baneful
Rare example
omnific
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
L (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching __n_f__ are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BANEFUL is among the common words in this set.