9-Letter Words Matching __E____F_

There are 17 9-letter words that match __E____F_. 6 are common words, such as APERITIFS and CHECKOFFS. A rarer one is PREMODIFY. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (12 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 17

aperitifscheckoffsdyestuffselectrifyexemplifyoverdraftfeedstuffoverstaffoverstuffprenotifypretypifyspeechifycreampufffrenchifyoverruffspreachifypremodify

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Words
17 (6 common words)
Common example
aperitifs
Rare example
premodify
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
4
Most frequent letter
R (12)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __e____f_ are there?

17. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APERITIFS is among the common words in this set.