8-Letter Words Matching __EF____

There are 40 8-letter words that match __EF____. 13 are common words, such as BEEFCAKE and BEEFIEST. A rarer one is REEFIEST. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

beefcakebeefiestfiefdomsprefacedprefacesprefectsprefixedprefixespreformsruefullytrefoilsusefully
beefcakebeefiestfiefdomsprefacedprefacesprefectsprefixedprefixespreformsruefullytrefoilsusefullywoefullybeefalosbeefwoodicefallsirefullybeeflesschefdomscheffingcleftingcoeffectolefinesolefinicpiefortsprefacerprefadedprefadesprefightprefiledprefilesprefiredprefiresprefixalpreflameprefocusprefrankprefrozereefablereefiest

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Words
40 (13 common words)
Common example
beefcake
Rare example
reefiest
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
16
Most frequent letter
R (25)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __ef____ are there?

40. 13 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEFCAKE is among the common words in this set.