9-Letter Words Matching ___C_F___

There are 35 9-letter words that match ___C_F___. 10 are common words, such as CALCIFIED and CALCIFIES. A rarer one is ZINCIFIES. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (32 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 35

Common words

calcifiedcalcifiescrucifiedcrucifiescruciformpitchforkspecificsspecifiedspecifierspecifiesbacciformbeccafico
calcifiedcalcifiescrucifiedcrucifiescruciformpitchforkspecificsspecifiedspecifierspecifiesbacciformbeccaficoblackfaceblackfishcalcifugechockfullcrucifersdulcifieddulcifiesfalciformlanciformpisciformquickfirewreckfishblackfinsdisciformfancifiedfancifiesopacifiedopacifiesstickfulsstockfishtruckfulszincifiedzincifies

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Words
35 (10 common words)
Common example
calcified
Rare example
zincifies
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
12
Most frequent letter
I (32)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___c_f___ are there?

35. 10 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

CALCIFIED is among the common words in this set.