8-Letter Words Matching S_____F_

There are 22 8-letter words that match S_____F_. 14 are common words, such as SANCTIFY and SELLOFFS. A rarer one is SUBSHAFT. 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

sanctifyselloffssendoffssheriffsshopliftshowoffsshutoffssimplifysolidifyspinoffsstandoffstratifystultifysunroofssaponifysemisoftsilicifyseacraftshadoofsshereefsstellifysubshaft

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Words
22 (14 common words)
Common example
sanctify
Rare example
subshaft
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
9

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching s_____f_ are there?

22. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

SANCTIFY is among the common words in this set.