8-Letter Words Matching __F_N___

There are 40 8-letter words that match __F_N___. 28 are common words, such as AFFINITY and DAFTNESS. A rarer one is UNFENCES. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (36 words). 13 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

affinitydaftnessdefencesdefendeddefenderdefenseddefensesdefinersdefiningdefinitedeftnesseffendis
affinitydaftnessdefencesdefendeddefenderdefenseddefensesdefinersdefiningdefinitedeftnesseffendisiffinessinfantryinfiniteinfinityoffencesoffendedoffenderoffensesrefinersrefineryrefiningrefinishrefundedsafenesssoftnessunfundedrifenessunfencedaffinelybefingerdefangeddefundedinfantasinfantesrefencedrefencesrefunderunfences

About this list

Words
40 (28 common words)
Common example
affinity
Rare example
unfences
Doubled letters
13
Ending in S
17
Most frequent letter
E (36)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __f_n___ are there?

40. 28 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFINITY is among the common words in this set.