9-Letter Words Matching __E_F____

There are 28 9-letter words that match __E_F____. 12 are common words, such as FRETFULLY and GLEEFULLY. A rarer one is WHEYFACES. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 17 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

fretfullygleefullyheedfullyineffableineffablyneedfullyoverfeedsoverfillsoverfliesoverflownoverflowsreenforce
fretfullygleefullyheedfullyineffableineffablyneedfullyoverfeedsoverfillsoverfliesoverflownoverflowsreenforcedeepfakesdeepfrozeevenfallscoeffectsdeerfliesfeetfirstoverfavoroverfearsoverfocusoverfundsoverfussypiedfortssheaflikeshelffulsshelflikewheyfaces

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Words
28 (12 common words)
Common example
fretfully
Rare example
wheyfaces
Doubled letters
17
Ending in S
14
Most frequent letter
S (18)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __e_f____ are there?

28. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

FRETFULLY is among the common words in this set.