9-Letter Words Matching ____F__S_

There are 28 9-letter words that match ____F__S_. 12 are common words, such as ALOOFNESS and BLUFFNESS. A rarer one is STUFFLESS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 22 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

aloofnessbluffnessbriefcasebriefnessfluffiestgruffnessheadfirsthoarfrostscurfiestspiffieststiffnessstuffiest
aloofnessbluffnessbriefcasebriefnessfluffiestgruffnessheadfirsthoarfrostscurfiestspiffieststiffnessstuffiestnewsflashbeanfeastbrieflesschaffiestcliffiestcoiffeusesniffiestchuffiestdraffiestdwarfnessfeetfirstgiraffishgruffiestoverfussysnuffieststuffless

About this list

Words
28 (12 common words)
Common example
aloofness
Rare example
stuffless
Doubled letters
22
Ending in S
8
Most frequent letter
E (26)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____f__s_ are there?

28. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ALOOFNESS is among the common words in this set.