8-Letter Words Matching __F____E

There are 36 8-letter words that match __F____E. 20 are common words, such as AFFIANCE and BEFUDDLE. A rarer one is WIFELIKE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 14 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

affiancebefuddlecaffeinedefecatedefiancedefiniteeffusiveenfeebleenfiladeinfiniteinfringelifelike
affiancebefuddlecaffeinedefecatedefiancedefiniteeffusiveenfeebleenfiladeinfiniteinfringelifelikelifelinelifetimeoffshoreoffstagerefreezesoftwaresuffrageunfreezebiforatedefiladeinfusiveliftablesufflatebefringebuffablegiftwareinfaunaeliftgateloftlikemoffetterefigurerufflikeweftwisewifelike

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Words
36 (20 common words)
Common example
affiance
Rare example
wifelike
Doubled letters
14
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (24)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __f____e are there?

36. 20 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFIANCE is among the common words in this set.