8-Letter Words Matching F_____N_

There are 172 8-letter words that match F_____N_. 104 are common words, such as FACETING and FACTIONS. A rarer one is FURIBUND. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (137 words). 44 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 172

Common words

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About this list

Words
172 (104 common words)
Common example
faceting
Rare example
furibund
Doubled letters
44
Ending in S
26
Most frequent letter
I (137)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching f_____n_ are there?

172. 104 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FACETING is among the common words in this set.