9-Letter Words Matching ___A_F___

There are 17 9-letter words that match ___A_F___. 7 are common words, such as BREAKFAST and DISAFFECT. A rarer one is SQUAWFISH. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (17 words). 10 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

breakfastdisaffectparaffinsspearfishsplayfeetsplayfootsteadfastdisaffirmsclaffingsgraffitisgraffitosheatfishdreadfulsgiraffishpedalferssclafferssquawfish

About this list

Words
17 (7 common words)
Common example
breakfast
Rare example
squawfish
Doubled letters
10
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
S (17)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___a_f___ are there?

17. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BREAKFAST is among the common words in this set.