9-Letter Words Matching _A_____F_

There are 14 9-letter words that match _A_____F_. 6 are common words, such as DANDRUFFS and HANDCRAFT. A rarer one is SANSERIFS. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 14

dandruffshandcrafthandcuffsjackknifemakeshiftwaitstaffcandytuftdandruffyjackshaftcalctuffscampcraftdandriffslanglaufssanserifs

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Words
14 (6 common words)
Common example
dandruffs
Rare example
sanserifs
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
6

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _a_____f_ are there?

14. 6 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DANDRUFFS is among the common words in this set.