8-Letter Words Matching F_____O_

There are 40 8-letter words that match F_____O_. 17 are common words, such as FARRAGOS and FIREWOOD. A rarer one is FUELWOOD. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (24 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 40

Common words

farragosfirewoodfishhookfixationflatfootflatironfleshpotforedoomforefootforeknowforenoonfraction
farragosfirewoodfishhookfixationflatfootflatironfleshpotforedoomforefootforeknowforenoonfractionfrictionfroufroufruitionfunctionfurbelowfalchionfanfaronfarnesolfeelgoodfellatorfetationflectionfogeydomfolderolfolkmootfootslogforeshowfreebootfalderolfencerowfenthionfireroomflavanolflavonolflexagonforeboomforehooffuelwood

About this list

Words
40 (17 common words)
Common example
farragos
Rare example
fuelwood
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
1
Most frequent letter
E (24)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching f_____o_ are there?

40. 17 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FARRAGOS is among the common words in this set.