8-Letter Words Matching __F__N__

There are 24 8-letter words that match __F__N__. 11 are common words, such as AFFIANCE and AFFRONTS. A rarer one is UPFLINGS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 5 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 24

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Words
24 (11 common words)
Common example
affiance
Rare example
upflings
Doubled letters
5
Ending in S
11
Most frequent letter
I (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __f__n__ are there?

24. 11 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFIANCE is among the common words in this set.