9-Letter Words Containing ELF

There are 16 9-letter words that contain ELF. 7 are common words, such as ANGELFISH and BOOKSHELF. A rarer one is WELFARIST. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (13 words). 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

angelfishbookshelfdamselflydelftwareselfishlyshovelfulunselfishjewelfishwelfarismbarrelfulselfhealsselfhoodsshelffulsshelfliketelferingwelfarist

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Words
16 (7 common words)
Common example
angelfish
Rare example
welfarist
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
S (13)

Questions

How many 9-letter words containing elf are there?

16. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ANGELFISH is among the common words in this set.