9-Letter Words Matching L____F___

There are 16 9-letter words that match L____F___. 5 are common words, such as LIGHTFACE and LIQUEFIED. A rarer one is LOWLIFERS. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 16

lightfaceliquefiedliquefiesliquifiedliquifieslanciformlibriformligniformliquefierladlefulslightfastlignifiedlignifieslithifiedlithifieslowlifers

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Words
16 (5 common words)
Common example
lightface
Rare example
lowlifers
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
6
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching l____f___ are there?

16. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

LIGHTFACE is among the common words in this set.