8-Letter Words Matching ____FF__

There are 16 8-letter words that match ____FF__. 3 are common words, such as GIRAFFES and PARAFFIN. A rarer one is UNCUFFED. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

giraffesparaffinrebuffedchauffersclaffedseriffedunmuffleagraffesetouffeesclaffershelffulshroffedsquiffedtariffeduncoffinuncuffed

About this list

Words
16 (3 common words)
Common example
giraffes
Rare example
uncuffed
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
E (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____ff__ are there?

16. 3 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

GIRAFFES is among the common words in this set.