8-Letter Words Matching ___L_F__

There are 20 8-letter words that match ___L_F__. 11 are common words, such as AIRLIFTS and BAILIFFS. A rarer one is TABLEFUL. 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

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Words
20 (11 common words)
Common example
airlifts
Rare example
tableful
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
8

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ___l_f__ are there?

20. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AIRLIFTS is among the common words in this set.