7-Letter Words Matching S_F____

There are 17 7-letter words that match S_F____. 11 are common words, such as SAFARIS and SAFFRON. A rarer one is SUFFARI. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (11 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

safarissaffronsifterssiftingsofabedsoftenssoftestsoftiessufferssufficesuffusesafrolesafrolssifakassoffitssoftishsuffari

About this list

Words
17 (11 common words)
Common example
safaris
Rare example
suffari
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (11)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching s_f____ are there?

17. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SAFARIS is among the common words in this set.