9-Letter Words Matching ___F_A___

There are 33 9-letter words that match ___F_A___. 14 are common words, such as BEEFCAKES and BOUFFANTS. A rarer one is SUFFLATES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (25 words). 16 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 33

Common words

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beefcakesbouffantsconflatedconflatesgoofballshalfbacksineffableineffablyoutflankspuffballsruffianlysuffragansuffragestaffrailsairframesbeefeaterdiffractsdriftagesmisfeasororiflammeunifiablebedframesdraftablegraftagesmisframedmisframesoutfeastsprefranksriffraffsshiftablesubframessufflatedsufflates

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Words
33 (14 common words)
Common example
beefcakes
Rare example
sufflates
Doubled letters
16
Ending in S
20
Most frequent letter
S (25)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___f_a___ are there?

33. 14 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BEEFCAKES is among the common words in this set.