8-Letter Words Matching ____F_N_

There are 42 8-letter words that match ____F_N_. 26 are common words, such as BLUFFING and BOUFFANT. A rarer one is WHOOFING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (38 words). 28 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 42

Common words

bluffingbouffantbriefingchaffingchiffonscoiffingdwarfingfluffinggriffinsgriffonsoverfondproofing
bluffingbouffantbriefingchaffingchiffonscoiffingdwarfingfluffinggriffinsgriffonsoverfondproofingquaffingredefinescarfingscoffingscuffingsniffingsnuffingspoofingstaffingstiffensstiffingstrafingstuffingwhiffingchuffingspiffingbluefinscheffingfeoffingfirefangforefendgruffinglobefinsoverfundpiaffingsheafingsluffingtailfanswharfingwhoofing

About this list

Words
42 (26 common words)
Common example
bluffing
Rare example
whoofing
Doubled letters
28
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
I (38)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____f_n_ are there?

42. 26 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLUFFING is among the common words in this set.