7-Letter Words Matching H__F___

There are 16 7-letter words that match H__F___. 8 are common words, such as HALFWAY and HALFWIT. A rarer one is HATFULS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

halfwayhalfwitheifershoofinghotfoothuffierhuffilyhuffinghagfishhayforkhogfishhoofershuffishhaffetshaffitshatfuls

About this list

Words
16 (8 common words)
Common example
halfway
Rare example
hatfuls
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
5
Most frequent letter
I (10)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching h__f___ are there?

16. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

HALFWAY is among the common words in this set.