9-Letter Words Matching ___F____Y

There are 17 9-letter words that match ___F____Y. 14 are common words, such as DIFFUSELY and HALFPENNY. A rarer one is WOLFBERRY. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (14 words). 6 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

diffuselyhalfpennyineffablyperfectlyperfumeryprefatoryprofanelyprofanityprofuselyraffishlyruffianlyselfishlysubfamilyuniformlywolfishlynonfamilywolfberry

About this list

Words
17 (14 common words)
Common example
diffusely
Rare example
wolfberry
Doubled letters
6
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
L (14)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___f____y are there?

17. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DIFFUSELY is among the common words in this set.