9-Letter Words Matching __F___A__

There are 36 9-letter words that match __F___A__. 21 are common words, such as AFFILIATE and BIFURCATE. A rarer one is SOFTHEADS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (28 words). 11 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 36

Common words

affiliatebifurcatedefalcatedefendantdeferralsdefoliantdefoliatedefrayalsinfatuateinfirmaryinformantinfuriate
affiliatebifurcatedefalcatedefendantdeferralsdefoliantdefoliatedefrayalsinfatuateinfirmaryinformantinfuriatelifeboatslifeguardobfuscateofficialsofficiantofficiatereferralssafeguardsuffocatelifespansaffirmantaffricatebifoliateexfoliantexfoliateinfuscateofficiaryraffinatehaftarahshaftorahsinfestantreformatereformatssoftheads

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Words
36 (21 common words)
Common example
affiliate
Rare example
softheads
Doubled letters
11
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
E (28)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __f___a__ are there?

36. 21 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFILIATE is among the common words in this set.