8-Letter Words Matching __F___L_

There are 20 8-letter words that match __F___L_. 10 are common words, such as BEFUDDLE and BIFOCALS. A rarer one is REFUTALS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

befuddlebifocalseffetelyenfeebleinfidelsoafishlypuffballrefusalssoftballunfairlyinfirmlylifebeltliftableoffishlyreflexlyaffinelybuffableelfishlygiftedlyrefutals

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Words
20 (10 common words)
Common example
befuddle
Rare example
refutals
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
E (13)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __f___l_ are there?

20. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEFUDDLE is among the common words in this set.