9-Letter Words Matching ____F_I__

There are 76 9-letter words that match ____F_I__. 30 are common words, such as BLOWFLIES and CODIFYING. A rarer one is WHIFFLING. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (54 words). 26 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 76

Common words

blowfliescodifyingfirefliesmodifyingnotifyingossifyingoverfliespacifyingparaffinspurifyingramifyingrarefying
blowfliescodifyingfirefliesmodifyingnotifyingossifyingoverfliespacifyingparaffinspurifyingramifyingrarefyingratifyingrebuffingscruffierscruffilyscufflingshufflingskinflickskinflintsnafflingsnifflingsnufflingthriftierthriftilytypifyingupliftingverifyingvilifyingvivifyingaerifyingargufyingaurifyingcitifyingdisaffirmgallfliesgasifyinghighflierminifyingsainfoinssandfliessclaffingsgraffitisgraffitosquiffieruglifyingaerofoilsbasifyingcasefyingdeerfliesdwarflikegiraffishglowfliesignifyingnazifyingnidifyingrarifyingredefyingresiftingsalifyingscarfpinsshadfliessheaflikeshelflikeshoofliesshroffingskifflingsnuffliertariffingtepefyingtumefyinguncoffinsuncuffingupwaftingvinifyingwhiffling

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Words
76 (30 common words)
Common example
blowflies
Rare example
whiffling
Doubled letters
26
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
N (54)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ____f_i__ are there?

76. 30 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BLOWFLIES is among the common words in this set.