8-Letter Words Matching ____L_F_

There are 16 8-letter words that match ____L_F_. 5 are common words, such as FACELIFT and FORKLIFT. A rarer one is STELLIFY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

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About this list

Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
facelift
Rare example
stellify
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (14)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____l_f_ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FACELIFT is among the common words in this set.