8-Letter Words Matching ___F_A__

There are 31 8-letter words that match ___F_A__. 15 are common words, such as BEEFCAKE and BOUFFANT. A rarer one is SUBFRAME. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 31

Common words

beefcakebouffantconflategoofballhalfbackmudflatsoutflankpuffballriffraffruffiansselfsamesuffrage
beefcakebouffantconflategoofballhalfbackmudflatsoutflankpuffballriffraffruffiansselfsamesuffragetaffrailunafraidwolframsairframediffractdriftageearflapsmudflapssufflatebedframecowflapsgraftagemisframeoutfeastpooftahspreflameprefrankselfwardsubframe

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Words
31 (15 common words)
Common example
beefcake
Rare example
subframe
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
7
Most frequent letter
R (17)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___f_a__ are there?

31. 15 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEFCAKE is among the common words in this set.