8-Letter Words Matching ___A_F__

There are 12 8-letter words that match ___A_F__. 5 are common words, such as ALFALFAS and DREADFUL. A rarer one is UNMANFUL. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (9 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

alfalfasdreadfulgiraffesparaffinunlawfulgodawfulpedalfersclaffedagraffesdreamfulsclafferunmanful

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
alfalfas
Rare example
unmanful
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
L (9)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___a_f__ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALFALFAS is among the common words in this set.