9-Letter Words Matching ____F___S

There are 177 9-letter words that match ____F___S. 71 are common words, such as ALOOFNESS and ARTEFACTS. A rarer one is WORKFOLKS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (117 words). 60 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 177

Common words

aloofnessartefactsartifactsartificesbackfiresbeneficesbillfoldsblowfliesbluffnessboldfacesbouffantsbriefings
aloofnessartefactsartifactsartificesbackfiresbeneficesbillfoldsblowfliesbluffnessboldfacesbouffantsbriefingsbriefnessbullfrogscampfireschiefdomscoalfacescodifierscoiffurescrowfootsdownfallsdwarfismsfirefliesflatfootsflimflamsfootfallsfroufrousgruffnesskinsfolkslandfallslandfillsleapfrogslifeformsmanifestsmanifoldsmodifiersnotifiersoverfeedsoverfillsoverfliesoverflowspacifierspacifismspacifistspalefacesparaffinspinaforesplatformspratfallspurifiersrainfallsratifiersreaffirmsredefinesreinfectsrockfallsscaffoldsscofflawsscrofulasshufflerssnowfallssongfestsspitfiresstaffingsstiffnessstuffingstypefaceswildfireswildfowlswindfallsworkfaresdeepfakesworkflowsantefixesbackflowsbalefiresbrieflesschamfronsclifftopscoiffeursdrumfiresevenfallsgallfliesgigaflopshellfiresholdfastsiodoformslandformsmegaflopspostfixessainfoinssandfliesteraflopsverifierswaveformswharfagesaerofoilsargufiersbackfillsbasifiersbirdfarmsbonifacesbushfirescalifateschanfronschaufferscoeffectscoliformscuniformsdeadfallsdeerfliesdwarfnessetouffeesfirefangsforefacesforefeelsforefendsfullfacesgasifiersgatefoldsglowflieshandfastshangfireshausfrauskalifateslocofocoslutefisksmakefastsmonofuelsmoorfowlsmoufflonsnailfoldsossifiersoverfearsoverfocusoverfundsparaformspiedfortspisiformsplanformspostfacespostformspraefectsrarefiersreaffixesredefeatsredefectsreinformsreinfusesscarfpinssclaffersscufflersshadfliesshelffulsshoofliesslipformsslugfestssnifflerssnufflersstufflesstalkfeststelefilmstubifexestypifiersuglifiersunciformsuncoffinsunmufflesupliftersvilifiersviniferasvivifierswheyfaceswhifflerswindflawswoolfellsworkfolks

About this list

Words
177 (71 common words)
Common example
aloofness
Rare example
workfolks
Doubled letters
60
Ending in S
177
Most frequent letter
E (117)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____f___s are there?

177. 71 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALOOFNESS is among the common words in this set.