8-Letter Words Containing ELF

There are 17 8-letter words that contain ELF. 6 are common words, such as BELFRIES and SELFLESS. A rarer one is TELFORDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

belfriesselflessselfsametwelfthswelfaresyourselfselfhealselfhoodselfnessbelfriedelfishlyelflocksselfdomsselfwardshelffultelferedtelfords

About this list

Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
belfries
Rare example
telfords
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
S (15)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing elf are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BELFRIES is among the common words in this set.