7-Letter Words Matching _L__F__

There are 12 7-letter words that match _L__F__. 8 are common words, such as ALOOFLY and BLOWFLY. A rarer one is SLUFFED. In this set, U is the most frequent open letter (8 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

alooflyblowflybluffedblufferblufflyfluffedgleefulplayfulbluefinflyoffsglowflysluffed

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
aloofly
Rare example
sluffed
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
U (8)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching _l__f__ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALOOFLY is among the common words in this set.