8-Letter Words Matching __N__F__

There are 12 8-letter words that match __N__F__. 5 are common words, such as FANCIFUL and HANDSFUL. A rarer one is SENSEFUL. 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

fancifulhandsfulpontiffssendoffsvengefulhandoffspontifexhoneyfulmensefulpantoflepontificsenseful

About this list

Words
12 (5 common words)
Common example
fanciful
Rare example
senseful
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
3

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching __n__f__ are there?

12. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FANCIFUL is among the common words in this set.